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Patna: A day after the arrest of the main accused, police have verified the names and addresses of five others involved in the brutal murder of BN College student Harsh Raj, city SP (east) Bharat Soni said on Wednesday. adding that raids to arrest them had been The 22-year-old man was beaten to death by an armed group of 10 to 15 students on the campus of the law faculty, where he had gone to take his law exam. end of studies, May 27. hostels of Patna University, including Jackson and Patel, after blocking the main door and combing through every room. The identity cards of the students present at the time were also checked. City SP (East) Soni said arrest warrants had been obtained against the verified accused, whose names he did not reveal. “A publicity/confiscation notice will be issued against the fugitives. The special investigation team formed to probe the case is camping in the native areas of the accused and carrying out raids on their possible hideouts. Verification of the character of the accused is also underway,” he said, adding that they had received evidence regarding their involvement based on technical evidence. Addressing the media, the SP further said that all footage from related CCTV cameras, especially the entry routes, is being scrutinized, while the names and addresses of other accused are verified. “All hostels/lodges in Kadamkua, Sultanganj, Bahadurpur and Pirbahore areas are being verified. All accused involved in this case will be arrested soon,” the SP said. The first accused Chandan Kumar, a student of Patna College, was arrested from Jackson hostel on Tuesday with the help of technical evidence collected by the investigation team.

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