MP: Five held for killing man during Khargone violence; three others absconding

Police have arrested five persons for allegedly killing a 28yearold man during the recent communal clashes in Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh while three others are on the run an official said on FridayThe deceased Ibresh Khan a sanitation worker became the first fatality of the violence in Khargone He had gone missing during the communal clashes and his body was found later Police have said that he died due to serious injuries to his head caused by stonesCommunal clashes had broken out in Khargone city on April 10 during a Ram Navami procession which triggered arson and stonepelting leading to the clamping of curfew An unidentified body was found in in Khargonersquos Anand Nagar on May 11 which was handed over to Khanrsquos family members last Sunday after they identified himThe body was kept at a government hospital in Indore for eight days as the freezer facility was not available in Khargone police had saidldquoFive persons involved in the murder of Ibresh Khan have been arrested They are identified as Sandeep Dilip Ajay Deepak and Ajay Karmardquo Khargone districtrsquos incharge SP Rohit Kashwani told reporters on Thursday nightldquoPrima facie the cause of the murder is religious frenzy but the police are finding out if there were any other reasons behind itrdquo he said adding that there was no previous enmity between the victim and the accusedThe accused belong to Anand Nagar and Rahimpura areas of Khargone and they have admitted their involvement in the crime he saidldquoThey were identified with the help of their families and witnesses Necessary evidence was also gathered in the matter the SP said adding three other accused in the case are abscondingA police official said that Ibresh Khan died due to serious injuries to his head caused by stonesThe family members of Ibresh Khan had registered a missing personrsquos report on April 14Meanwhile curfew was relaxed on Friday for four hours between 8 am and 12 noon as the situation began to normalise following the violence officials saidKashwani said a stonepelter was arrested from Indorersquos Chandan Nagar area and action under National Security Act NSA is taken against Seju alias Firoz Paanwala for indulging and provoking people to hit with stones He was also identified on the basis of videofootageSo far 168 persons indulging in violence during the Ram Navami procession were arrested and search is on to nab other accused also he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever