PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 10 -- Two men wanted for their alleged involvement in the murder of a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) functionary in Maharashtra's Thane district were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch, with the assistance of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), in Prayagraj on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.

According to STF officials, Santosh Kanaujiya alias Tallli, 41, and Amit Singh alias Paplu, 34, both originally from Varanasi, were arrested from Arail in the Naini area of Prayagraj at around 7:30 pm on Friday. They were wanted in connection with the September 29 murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) vibhag pramukh (division chief) Pradeep (Bala) Purnekar in Chitalsar Manpada, Thane.

The case was registered at Kapur...