Varanasi: After CJM court’s order of 48-hour police remand for Dhirendra Pratap Singh, the main accused in firing incident at Durjanpur on October 15, Ballia police took him to the crime spot and his house to recover the firearm used in the incident.
ADG Varanasi zone Brij Bhushan said Dhirendra was sent to jail on October 19, Ballia police had started process to take him on remand for further investigation. The CJM court had ordered 48-hour police remand since Thursday morning after which police started further investigation, he said.
Police took Dhirendra to the crime spot in Durjanpur village where he had opened fire killing one Jaiprakash Pal on October 15, and also to his house amidst tig
ht security arrangements. While he was near his house, Dhirendra interacted with his mother and asked his neighbours to take care of his family.
However, it couldn’t become clear whether police succeeded in recovering the revolver used by Dhirendra, as DIG Azamgarh range Subhash Chandra Dubey as well as SP Ballia Devendra Nath could not be contacted despite repeated efforts.