Police arrested two persons on December 22 on the charge of killing their 42-year-old neighbour Parshuram Gautam, a resident of Mechinagar Municipality-9. The arrested are identified as 47-year-old Budhalal Kisan and 28-year-old Bhuyankar. The dead body was found in front of his house on December 18.

The investigation revealed that Budhlal, Bhukhan and Parshuram were consuming alcohol together on December 17. Parshuram died after being beaten up in a dispute between them. Police have also recovered various clothes and two thin rims of iron used in the incident.