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Kokrajhar priest killer held in Dhubri

The Kokrajhar police probing the sensational priest killing case claimed to have arrested the main culprit on Thursday. 

Identified asMojinur Islam, he was caught  from Surjyakata under Bilashipara poluce station in Dhubri district. His name surfaced during the interrogation of three other accused involved with murder case. 

 The priest was killed on September 10 by 2 am at Soni temple near Kokrajhar railway station before looting away ₹ 2.5 lakh in cash from Debnath’s possession. The three accused were identified as Balay Halder, Biswajit Barman and Papai Barman. 

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