Bihar Police on Saturday arrested all five accused involved in the sensational murder of gangster Chandan Mishra, who was shot dead inside a hospital room in Patna on Thursday.
A chilling CCTV footage of several armed men entering a room to shoot Chandan Mishra also emerged from Patna’s Paras Hospital.
The arrests were made in New Town, Kolkata, located about 530 kilometers from Patna, where the crime took place. According to the police, the accused fled to West Bengal immediately after the killing. A joint operation between the Bihar Police and West Bengal Police led to their capture.
“All the accused were hiding in a flat in the housing complex in New Town area. Of the five, four were directly involved in the killing. Whether the fifth accused was involved in the crime or he only helped the others to hide is being probed. They fled Patna after the incident and came to Kolkata,” media quoted a police officer as saying.
The suspects were tracked using mobile phone tower locations. After locating them, the police raided a housing complex in New Town and arrested all five.
“Their mobile phone tower location helped us track them. The Bihar Police will produce them before a local court, seeking transit remand,” the officer added.
The identities of the accused have not yet been disclosed.
Chandan Mishra’s Murder
Chandan Mishra, a convicted gangster serving a life sentence in a murder case, was on medical parole when he was gunned down. Initial investigations suggest the killing was a result of a gang war.
Mishra, a native of Buxar, had over 20 criminal cases against him, including murder, bank robbery, and dacoity. He was arrested from Kolkata in 2014 and had spent several years in Bihar’s jails. He was reportedly associated with interstate gold robber Santosh Singh.
A chilling CCTV video from Patna’s Paras Hospital captured the moment: five men armed with guns walked into Mishra’s hospital room and then exited minutes later after shooting him dead.
The murder sparked outrage and led to the suspension of five police personnel for security lapses.
The arrested suspects will be presented in court as Bihar Police seek transit remand to bring them back for further investigation.