PRAYAGRAJ, March 6 -- Police have arrested two accused in connection with the murder of a taxi driver who was shot dead in the Mandhata police station area of Pratapgarh district on Friday. Following their arrest, both accused were sent to jail, said police, adding that a country-made pistol and the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime were recovered based on their confession.

According to police, the incident took place on the afternoon of March 2 in Ramnagar village. The victim, 55-year-old Mohammad Salim, a resident of the village and a taxi driver who worked in Mumbai, was shot dead on a brick-paved road about 200 metres from his house in the Mandhata area.

Following the incident, the victim's brother, Zaheeruddin, filed a complai...