Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested a wanted animal smuggler, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, who is allegedly involved in the murder case of three priests.The accused, identified as Gathiyar alias Nizamuddin who was arrested near Kotwali Police Station area in Farrukhabad. Gathiyar had allegedly murdered three priests in Bhayanak Nath Temple, Bidhuna area in Auraiya, in 2018.Gathiyar's brother, Jabbar and son Sahibe Alam were purportedly involved in this murder case and were arrested earlier."The STF was receiving information from the past few days regarding the smuggling of animals and robbery conducted by the wanted criminal, Gathiyar. On receiving information, STF officer Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj directed various other troops and police teams to begin with an inquiry into this matter," police said."Police Inspector, Shailender Kumar-led Lucknow STF team was present in Farrukhabad area since the past few days. On August 9 the team received information that ...
