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The live-in partner of a folk singer, who was gunned down early this week near her house in Greater Noida, was arrested along with five others for their alleged role in the sensational killing, police said.
Folk singer Sushma Nekpuri was shot dead on 1 October near her residence in Greater Noida by two unidentified assailants.
"The shooters told police that they had got the contract for killing Sushma from her live in partner Gajendra Bhati," Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said.
The two shooters nabbed earlier after the gun fight with police were identified as Mukesh and Sandeep, who had been hired by Bhati to kill Nekpuri.
Krishna said the main reason behind the singer's killing was Bhati's suspicion of her infidelity, leading to the rising bitterness between them.
Bhati had even tried to commit suicide in February 2018 but failed, he added.
The district police chief also announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for Beta 2 police station and Star 2 police teams for cracking the blind murder case in six days.
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