The Allahabad police on Sunday arrested Jitendra Pandey,one of the accused in the July 12 blast outside the residence of state Institutional Finance Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi. According to the police,Jitendra and Rajesh Pilot had planted the bomb. Jitendras brother Manoj Pandey,is also wanted in the case. Both the brothers are related to Dilip Mishra,alleged to be the key conspirator. The Uttar Pradesh government had recently announced a reward of Rs 2.5 lakh on Pilot and Rs 50,000 on Jitendra. Pilot is still on the run. Allahabad DIG Braj Bhushan confirmed Jitendras arrest from City Kotwali area. Seven persons,including the minister and The Indian Express senior reporter Vijay Pratap Singh,were injured in the blast. While one of the injured,Rakesh Malviya,died the same day,Vijay succumbed to his injuries on July 20. The names of Dilip Mishra,Mahendra Mishra,Rajesh Pilot,Manoj Pandey and Jitendra Pandey cropped up in the case after the arrest of Rajesh Yadav and Kripa Shanker. Both Dilip and Mahendra are already in jail in connection with some other case.
