Ludhiana, April 4 Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Congress leader Parminder Tiwari, who was killed by an axe on Sunday in Machhiwara here.
Tiwari, the block president of the Congress party from Machhiwara in Ludhiana, was murdered on March 29 while sitting outside his rented accommodation near Takhran village.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaskaranjit Singh Teja stated that the case is not related to politics or gang rivalry.
The main accused, Vijay Kumar and Lucky, were apprehended in Jamalpura village in Munger district, Bihar, by a special team dispatched there, police said.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects aimed to illegally occupy a piece of panchayat land in the Machhiwara area, but Tiwari opposed their plans. The accused allegedly visited Tiwari at his rented accommodation on March 29 and attacked him with an axe, resulting in his immediate death, officials said.
The other four individuals arrested are relatives of the main accused and were aware of the murder plot, the DCP added.
Police have recovered the axe used in the crime, as well as the motorcycle the accused used to flee the scene.