Muzaffarnagar(UP), March 12:A local court here sent a police constable, who was dismissed for his alleged involvement in the murder of a local BJP leader, to judicial custody today.
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate P N Pandey sent Naresh, who was absconding since the murder and surrendered yesterday, to the jail.
Rajkumar, a local Bharitiya Janata Party leader was shot dead allegedly by Naresh and his nephew Vipul, in Kakroli area of the district, on October 24, 2007.
Naresh, who was also involved in several cases in Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, was carrying a reward of Rs 30,000, police said.
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