A day after Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan visited Bihar Nationwide Faculty to take inventory within the aftermath of a lethal campus bombing, Patna police on Sunday introduced the arrest of two key suspects accused of hurling the bombs.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (City 1) Diksha mentioned the accused, recognized as Deepak Kumar and Shubhankar Kumar alias Saurav, had been apprehended from their respective hometowns in Gaya and Arwal districts.
“Throughout questioning, each of them admitted their involvement within the incident. In addition they named others and raids are ongoing to apprehend extra suspects,” the officer mentioned.
As per the ASP, round 12.45 pm on Could 13, police obtained details about a battle between pupil teams at BN Faculty, and responded instantly, detaining two people. Shortly after, the principal reported a bombing incident by which a second-year Historical past pupil, Sujeet Kumar Pandey from Rohtas, was critically injured whereas exiting the examination corridor following an inside examination. He was rushed to Patna Medical Faculty Hospital, however succumbed to his accidents two days later, ASP Diksha mentioned.
“When requested in regards to the motive, they (the accused) mentioned that after the detention by police within the earlier altercation, they believed their associates had been taken away by a rival group, which led them to retaliate by gathering a crowd and throwing two bombs in direction of the faculty,” the ASP mentioned.
An FIR was registered after receiving an software from principal Rajkishore Prasad at Pirbahore police station.
The officer mentioned additional motion is ongoing, and that raids to apprehend the remaining accused had been ongoing.
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