Ballarpur murder: Five sent to PCR till Aug 15

Chandrapur: Five persons arrested in the murder of mafia kingpin in Ballarpur were sent to five days of police custody on Sunday. Notorious criminal Suraj Bahuriya was shot dead by the rival gang over illegal liquor and coal smuggling rivalry at a public place on Saturday.
The persons booked for murder of Bahuriya have been identified as Amar Andhewar (29), Badal Harne (19), Alfred Anthony (19), Pranay Sahgal (22) and Avinash Bobade (22).They were produced before a court in Chandrapur and sent into police custody remand till August 15.
Meanwhile, the funeral rites of deceased Bahuriya were performed in Ballarpur on Sunday. Hundreds of people took part in the funeral defying Covid-19 restrictions but police and administration remained mute spectators.
Police sources claimed that Suraj Bahuriya was a known hard-core criminal and had several offences registered against his name.