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Home Minister Bhim Rawal appeared before the State Affairs Committee of the legislature parliament to answer the queries over the murder of media magnate Jamim Shah and the concerns over poor security situation in the country.

The committee members criticized the government, the Home Minister in particular, over the failure of police authorities to avert the murder of a prominent figure like Shah in broad daylight in one of the high security areas of the capital.

On a question as to why the authorities were unable to track down the murderers of Shah, Home Minister Rawal said the government would leave no stone unturned to probe the murder and bring the killers to justice.

He also claimed that police investigators were ‘very close’ to those involved in the murder, and expressed confidence that they would be nabbed soon.

Meanwhile, organising a press conference today, the Metropolitan Police Office disclosed the identity of individuals it said were involved in the murder plot.

Speaking at the press conference AIG Madan Khadka, head of Metropolitan Police Office, said one Deepak Shahi alias Babblu plotted the murder at the order of Babloo Srivastava, an Indian mafia don jailed in Lucknow.

Police named Babloo and Bharat Nepali, a Singapore-based former henchman of mafia kingpin Chhota Rajan, were the international links in the high profile murder case.

Shahi had met members of different criminal gangs in Nepal as part of the murder plot. The police didn’t furnish any details about him.

One of the two motorcycle-bound gang members, who opened fire at Shah in front of the French Embassy in Lazimpat, has been identified as Mohammad Bakar Saiyad.

Police also informed that Sub-Inspector Prakash Chhettri has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder.

Other Nepali accomplices in the murder have been identified as Sri Krishna Poudel, Raju Lama, Kishore Khadka, Guddu Singh alias Rabin, another person known as Dadu and an unidentified person.

None of these suspects have been arrested.

Source:nepalnews.com