Nagpur: The Sadar police have arrested one Raju Verma (52), a resident of Chintaman Nagar, Kalamna, in connection with the murder of notorious goon Akshay Nirmale at Mangalwari Bazaar in full public view on Tuesday night. However, four accomplices of Verma are still at large.
Meanwhile, police have found out that the assailants had also injured the deceased goon’s wife — Pallavi.
The police on Wednesday produced Verma before the court, which has granted him into police custody till January 19. The other absconding in the case include Verma’s son Sahil, Vicky Verma, Nikhil Verma and Nikhil’s brother-in-law.
Police said Verma runs a vegetable shop in Mangalwari Bazaar in Sadar, where the deceased also runs a teashop. On Tuesday, during the market day, the duo entered into an argument over some trivial issue. Before Nirmale could understand anything, Verma along with his relatives stabbed him with a knife. The assailants also stabbed Pallavi when she tried to intervene.