Former Washim Zilla Parishad president Jyoti Ganeshpure and her son were arrested today in connection with the killing of a local politician in Akola district of Maharashtra, a police official said.
The politician, Asif Khan, a leader of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh, was killedon the intervening night of August 16 and 17, Akola SP Rural Rakesh Kalasagar told PTI over the phone.
Jyoti Ganeshpure and her son Vaibhav have confessed to their involvement in the killing of Khan, whose body has not been recovered yet, he said.
After killing the politician, the mother-son duo and four others threw his body into the Poorna river near Mhaisang village in Akola district, the police officer said.
However, the motive behind the killing was not yet clear, Kalasagar said.
An offence of murder will be registered against the accused once the body is recovered, he added.
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