PATNA: Chief minister
Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sought an update from
DGP Sanjeev Kumar Singhal on the progress the police have so far made in its investigations into the murder of IndiGo’s station manager at
Patna airport
Rupesh Kumar Singh, who was shot dead in front of Kusum Vilas apartment at Punaichak in Patna on January 12.
The CM, who was chairing a high-level meeting, asked the DGP to crack the
murder case early and ensure arrest of those involved in the crime.
Nitish also asked the DGP to ensure quick action against criminals in other cases pending in districts. “Police must act sternly against criminals. Any inaction on the part of the police will not be tolerated,” the CM said.
Meanwhile, the DGP told reporters after coming out of the meeting that according to preliminary investigations, a dispute over award of tender for parking at the airport led to Rupesh’s murder. “More investigation is required to crack the case and arrest criminals,” he said. The DGP denied any smuggling angle in the murder.
On Monday, a senior IPS officer involved in the investigation had also told TOI that police are probing Rupesh murder case from several angles, including dispute over parking at airport.
“Three contractors are handling parking at the airport. They have already been interrogated,” the senior IPS officer had said.