VARANASI, April 12 -- Police arrested a man, wanted in connection with the murder of a lawyer in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur, following an encounter, said Mirzapur superintendent of police Aparna Kaushik on Sunday.

Rajiv Singh aka Rinku, 40, a resident of Devri Virohi area, was shot dead in Sadbhavnanagar under Katra police station limits in Mirzapur on Saturday morning.

The accused, identified as Rajendra Sonkar of Deori Virohi under Vindhyachal police station, was arrested from a hill behind the PAC centre in Mirzapur, the SP added.

Kaushik said five teams were formed to ensure the arrest of the murder accused. A police team was checking at Robertsganj intersection in Mirzapur when a man started fleeing upon seeing the police team.

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