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2 held for MLA’s killing
Tribune News Service

Lucknow, January 30
In a major breakthrough, the Allahabad police this evening arrested two youths from Kareli in Allahabad who confessed to have killed BSP MLA Raju Pal on the eve of Republic Day allegedly on the instructions of the prime accused Ashraf who is lodged in Naini jail.

According to the official spokesperson at the SSP Allahabad office, the police had received information about two men -Ranjit Pal and Farhan Ahmad - being involved in the attack on the MLA. They were arrested around 6.30 pm from Atala area in Kareli. One double barrel gun and five live cartridges were recovered from them. They have been remanded in police custody.