Key accused arrested in Amethi murder case in which four of family were shot dead

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Chandan Verma, the prime accused in the Amethi murder case, in which four of a family were shot dead on Thursday, has been arrested, police said on Friday...

The police traced Verma, taking a cue as indicated by the accused's WhatsApp status recovered by the police, officials said...

The accused, Chandan Verma, had posted a WhatsApp message stating that "five people will die, I will show you soon," indicating a plan to kill all four family members and then commit suicide, according to sources...

On Thursday, a group of armed men, including the identified accused Chandan Verma, barged into the teacher's house, opened fire on all the members, and fled the scene..

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