SHILLONG: Shillong police has arrested two persons in connection with the brutal murder of a women vendor in Police Bazar last month.
It was on September 3, between 1:00AM-1:30AM, Anjana Sinha (36 years) who was a street food vendor at Khyndailad, Police Bazar, Shillong for the past 12 or 13 years, went to keep her cooking table near the power house on the rear road leading to Lady Keane College and was brutally murdered there.
SP (City) Vivek Syiem informed that an FIR was lodged by her husband, Suresh Sinha on at Sadar Police Station, Shillong and the case was registered.
Later, the Forensic Laboratory team, Shillong also visited the place of occurrence to gather clues and the case was treated as a Special Report (S.R) case and was closely supervised.
The investigation was assisted by the Special Cell, East Khasi Hills, Shillong as there was no eye witness or clue to the case.
After a month’s investigation, Jacky S Marak, (21) of Athiabari, West Khasi Hills was picked up and arrested on Thursday.
On his interrogation, one Sarmaston D Sangma, (22) of Dholaigaon under Dangar outpost, Mawsynram, who is presently a cook in Step-In restaurant, Lachumiere, Shillong was arrested on Friday from Lachumiere, Shillong for committing the murder.
According to Syiem, the motive of the murder was to commit robbery and he robbed her mobile and cash of about Rs 2,000.
The mobile phone of the deceased (Late) Anjana Sinha has been recovered and the knife used to commit the murder has been recovered from his erstwhile work place i.e. at Golden Gate Restaurant, Nongmynsong, Shillong.
Sarmaston D Marak is also involved in several theft including one in his erstwhile workplace Golden Gate restaurant.
He will be produced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shillong on Saturday and Police remand will be prayed to complete the investigation for so that early submission of chargesheet can be done.
