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Two wanted accused in Doon student’s murder caught in West Bengal

PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun 

Two wanted accused in connection with the murder of student Divyanshu Jatrana after a violent clash between two college groups in the Premnagar area, were arrested by Dehradun police from West Bengal.  The police caught the main accused, Prahlad Raj and another accused Ankur Singh from a resort in Purulia, West Bengal on Thursday. Earlier, the police had arrested four accused in this case.

The incident took place on the night of March 23, in Kehri village, Premnagar, where two groups of students got into a fight. During the clash, one student was seriously injured and later died during treatment in the hospital. After the complaint by the victim’s family, a case was registered at Premnagar police station.

The Dehradun senior superintendent of police Pramendra Singh Dobal said that the police team tracked the location of the accused using surveillance and intelligence inputs, finally arresting them from West Bengal. Both accused are now being brought to Dehradun on transit remand and will be presented in court, he said.

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