Bolpur, Oct. 4 -- In a major breakthrough, the Birbhum district police have arrested three people in connection with the point-blank shooting of BJP Bolpur booth president Chandan Bhalla, with police suspecting a land dispute to be the motive behind the killing.
Birbhum Superintendent of Police Vidit Raj Bhundesh has confirmed the arrest of Amirul Sheikh from the Kumarganj police station area of South Dinajpur district.
He was arrested from a hideout in the district.
Police had earlier arrested Sheikh Anarul and Dipankar Roy alias Tenu from Bolpur.
According to the preliminary investigation, the three arrested persons are suspected to be involved in the conspiracy behind the murder, committed on Sep 27 in the Tusrapatti area of Bolpur....