Phoolbagan murder: Gun supplier held

Kolkata: Cops arrested Prithvi Sagar, a resident of Nawada, for allegedly supplying the murder weapon to the chartered accountant Amit Agarwal who had killed his wife Shilpi in Bengaluru last month and then come down to Kolkata and murdered his mother-in-law before he finally shot himself. Sagar is the

second person

arrested in connection with the murder case. The arrest was made after interrogating the gunrunner Pankaj Kumar in Bihar, said DC (ESD) Ajoy Prasad.

“Agarwal had paid Rs 60,000 for the pistol and ammunition. Agarwal had been acquainted with Kumar through an office cook. Kumar had kept Rs 20,000 and travelled to Howrah to deliver the weapon on March 7. The rest of the money was handed to Sagar by Kumar. Agarwal had given an advance amount of Rs 40,000 to buy the pistol,” said an officer. Almost 24 hours ago, a major boost was received in the murder probe with the arrest of Kumar from Nawada. Police had earlier established Amit’s presence in the city on that day. Cops believe that Amit had hidden the pistol at the Kankurgachhi flat and left for Bengaluru.

“We need to ascertain how long Kumar got in touch with Agarwal and whether there is any other person who had facilitated the meeting between the two,” said DC Prasad. Police sources said they have already established that Agarwal had travelled to Bihar earlier.

The Child Welfare Committee had earlier ruled that the couple’s son would stay with Agarwal’s family. This was after the child’s maternal uncle and grandfather expressed their helplessness in grooming the child, claiming they were tied up with many responsibilities. The committee will keep checking on the child’s progress.