Bihar Police arrests prime accused, 3 associates in Patna hospital murder case

The Bihar Police on Sunday said it has arrested the prime accused and his three associates for the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra inside a private hospital in Patna.

Those arrested include prime accused Tauseef alias Badshah, and three others. They were nabbed by the police forces of Bihar and West Bengal in a joint operation in Kolkata on Saturday evening.

According to a statement issued by Bihar Police on Sunday, "Prime accused Tauseef, who was wanted by the police in an Arms Act case, and his three associates were arrested by a joint team of Bihar and Kolkata Police from Kolkata on Saturday."

Speaking to PTI, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya K. Sharma said all four will be produced before a court in Patna and police will seek their remand for custodial interrogation.

"All four have been arrested under sections pertaining to murder and Arms Act," he said.

Based on the analysis of the scientific and electronic evidence, including CCTV footage and call detail records, investigators traced the locations of the accused in Kolkata, the SSP said.

"We contacted Kolkata Police and shared the details. Kolkata Police and their Special Task Force (STF) formed a team and provided all support to Bihar Police in nabbing the accused," he added.

Sleuths of Bihar Police also examined the sister of one of Tauseef's associates in Patna to get details about their whereabouts, the SSP said.

Chandan Mishra, a resident of Buxar district who was a murder convict and out on parole, was shot dead by gunmen inside a private hospital in Patna on 17 July morning.

Police have identified all the accused. A purported CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, showed five armed men entering the ICU of the hospital and opening fire at Chandan Mishra.

Mishra was lodged at Beur Jail and had gone to the hospital for treatment on parole. He was involved in 24 criminal cases, including more than 12 murder cases.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the conspiracy to kill Chandan was hatched at the residence of one of Tauseef's associates in Samanpura locality of Patna, the statement added.

West Bengal Police on Saturday said five persons, including a woman, were detained from a guest house in Kolkata's Anandapur area.

Earlier in the day, it said five persons were arrested from the New Town area near the eastern metropolis in the same case.