Dhanusa Police on Thursday arrested the main accused in the shooting of a CPN (Maoist Centre) leader that occurred in Mirchaiya of Siraha district a year ago.

Police arrested the main shooter, Sunil Kumar Yadav, 20, of Kamala Municipality, Dhanusa, on charge of firing at CPN (MC) leader Mohammad Lalu Khan of Mirchaiya-2, Siraha, on February 12, 2017. Leader Khan had been shot three times but survived the incident after treatment.

Madhes Rastra Janatantrik Party had claimed responsibility for the shooting incident.

A team of police under the command of Dhanusa Crime Investigation Department in-charge Kismat Bhandari of Dhanusa Police Office arrested Yadav.

The arrested individual will be handed over to the Siraha Police for further investigation into the case, informed Dhanusa Police.

Earlier, Dhanusa Police had arrested Bisundev Sahani, Bijay Mahato and Chotkan Thakur for their alleged involvement in the crime and handed them over to Siraha Police.