Lucknow Feb 14 (IANS) The prime accused in the horrific murder of a Dalit law student in Allahabad was arrested on Wednesday from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh police said.
The police also recovered from the accused an iron rod and a brick that was used to kill 26-year-old Dileep Saroj police said.
Shankar was taken into custody from the house of Chandra Bhadra Singh a political activist.
The other three accused -- Gyan Prakash Awasthi Ramdeen Maurya and Munna Chauhan -- have already been arrested.
After a scuffle over a trivial issue at an eatery last week Saroj was brutally assaulted by four men led by Singh. The LLB student had gone into a coma and later died.
The killing had been filmed by a passer-by and the clip went viral leading to outrage. His autopsy showed 30 injuries on his body including several fractures.
Students of Allahabad university went on a rampage after Saroj s death. The Uttar Pradesh government after facing much flak announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the family of the student.
--IANS
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