Trader held for ‘supari’ on lawyer

Kolkata: The Anti Rowdy Section of detective department has nabbed a small-time trader from Beliaghata railway quarter for allegedly awarding a supari killing contract of a Kolkata-based lawyer to a Gwalior-based self-styled strongman, Neeraj Jat. The police said that while the Kolkata accused, Pawan Rai, was picked up this weekend, one of his aides is still absconding.
The plot fell apart after the Gwalior Police arrested Neeraj for flaunting his arms on social media. It was while going through the details of his WhatsApp chats that Gwalior police came across the contract. The chats included talks of recce, coming down to Kolkata and executing the murder of someone near Barrackpore. Rai had reportedly promised Jat Rs 5 lakh for the job.
Though cops refused to disclose the lawyer’s identity, they said they are in touch with him. The lawyer was unable to recall the connection with Rai. Sources said Kolkata Police might visit Gwalior to question Neeraj.