Jamshedpur: Ten people have been detained in connection with the murder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Sunil Mahato in a village on Sunday.
The detained people are residents of Bhaguria village in East Singhbhum District where Mahato, two of his bodyguards and a JMM supporter were gunned down by Maoists posing as football match spectators.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Kolhan) Ramlaksham Prasad told PTI a breakthrough in the investigation is likely soon, Prasad.
Police are searching for suspects in Mahto’s murder in East Singhbhum and in neighbouring Bengal’s Ghorabandha, Dumria and Ghatshila.
CPI-Maoist, the banned naxal group, has claimed responsibility for gunning down JMM MP Sunil Mahato, saying he was shot dead to avenge the killing of 11 Naxalite cadres at Lango a few years ago.
The group on Tuesday pasted posters in villages in Hadia and Lango areas under the jurisdiction of Ghorabandh police station.
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