Dehradun, Feb. 12 -- The shooters involved in the broad daylight murder of Arjun Sharma, son of a fallen Colonel, were promised Rs 12 lakh to execute the killing and had received an advance of Rs 2-3 lakh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun Ajay Singh said on Thursday.

The revelation came after police arrested the two accused in separate encounters across the district. Speaking exclusively to ANI, the SSP said the accused had been planning the murder for nearly 15-20 days before carrying it out. "Different teams were deployed, and based on the information received, unknown vehicles coming from outside were traced by the police. We had intelligence that the accused was going to the Doiwala Area to visit his relative. A trap wa...