The arrested is 27-year-old Datta alias Dattatreya Tukaram Vagre, son of Tukaram Vitala Vagre and resident of Karad taluk in Satara district of Maharashtra.
Police have already arrested two persons, identified as Ganesh, 26, and Mukesh, 26, both from Satara, Maharashtra and associates of underworld don Ravi Poojary.
The police have seized a two wheeler, pistol and three live rounds used for the crime. Also an informer identified as Anand Kumar alias Anto, 35, Begur Road, Bangalore had been taken into custody by the Bangalore police. He was involved in collecting information about builders and planning the crime. Anand, an associate of Poojary and Kaliyogish, is wanted in the Shabnam Developers murder case. Others, Abubakker Siddique of Mudipu, Nitin Kumar of Karkala and Guruprasanna of Salethur, were also taken into custody in connection with the case.
It may be recalled that one of the two motorcycle borne miscreants, had entered the builders office on Bejai Road around 11am on March 10 and attempted to shoot John, the site supervisor. Luckily, for the site supervisor, the weapon misfired, and the duo escaped on the vehicle.
The miscreant who entered the office sought to deliver a letter personally to Loknath Shetty, the proprietor, who was out at site. The women staff presents there contacted Loknath and informed him that a person speaking in Hindi was insisting on delivering letter 'given by their boss' in person. Loknath, who expressed his inability to come over, sent John to the office. When John arrived, the miscreant whipped out his firearm and attempted to shoot him.
After this incident City police chief R Hithendra had formed teams and one was sent to Maharashtra.
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