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Police connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) arrested 2 persons successful transportation with the alleged execution of writer Pankaj Mishra successful Dehradun, the superior of Uttarakhand.
Police said that Amit Sehgal (51), a nonmigratory of the Cantt country of Dehradun, and Partho Sheel (45), a nonmigratory of Mumbai, were called for questioning based connected a ailment filed by the deceased's brother, aft which they were arrested.
The deceased journalist's brother, Arvind Mishra, a nonmigratory of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, had filed a ailment with the constabulary precocious Tuesday (December 16) night, accusing Amit Sehgal and others of murder, trespass, and robbery. Following this, the constabulary registered a lawsuit and started an investigation.
The complainant stated that connected the nighttime of December 15 astatine astir 10 p.m., Amit Sehgal, on with immoderate different people, allegedly formed a pack and came to Pankaj Mishra's rented location successful Doon Vihar. They abused him and allegedly started assaulting him with the volition of sidesplitting him.
Amit Sehgal allegedly kicked and punched Pankaj Mishra connected the thorax and stomach. After the assault, Amit Sehgal besides allegedly snatched Pankaj's mobile phone, helium said.
When Pankaj's woman Lakshmi tried to pass the constabulary utilizing her mobile phone, Amit Sehgal and his associates allegedly snatched her telephone arsenic well, misbehaved with her, and fled, arsenic per the complaint.
