Folk singer's live-in partner, 5 others held for killing her: Noida police

The live-in partner of a folk singer, who was gunned down early this week near her house in Greater Noida, was arrested along with five others for their alleged role in the sensational killing, police said on Sunday.

Folk singer Sushma Nekpuri was shot dead on October 1 night near her residence in Greater Noida by two unidentified assailants.

The police arrested the two shooters after an encounter on Sunday evening in Beta 2 area, leading to disclosure of the entire conspiracy behind the killing, a senior officer said.

"The shooters told police that they had got the contract for killing Sushma from her live in partner Gajendra Bhati," Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said.

Following the shooters' disclosure Nekpuri 's live-in partner Bhati and three more of his accomplices, including his driver Amit and friends Pramod Kasana and Ajab Singh were arrested.

The two shooters nabbed earlier after the gun fight with police were identified as Mukesh and ...