Bilaspur, March 25 -- Bilaspur police has arrested the second shooter involved in the firing incident on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur, officials said on Tuesday.

The accused, identified Ajay Kumar, is a resident of Haryana's Jhajjar district was arrested and produced before the court on Tuesday. The court has sent him to judicial custody till April 7.

This arrest marks a significant step in the investigation of the March 14 attack, when armed assailants opened fire on Bamber Thakur at his wife's government residence in Bilaspur, leaving the former MLA and his PSO injured.

With Ajay Kumar's arrest, the number of individuals in custody has risen to five. Earlier, the police had arrested Manjeet Nadda, Rohit Rana, Ritesh Sharma, and ...