India, Jan. 1 -- Shrirampur police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of Aslam Shabbir alias Bunty Jahagirdar, a key accused in the 2012 JM Road serial blasts case, who was shot dead in broad daylight in Shrirampur town of Ahilyanagar district on Wednesday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Ravi Nikalje and Krishna Shingare. Police said the duo was traced through CCTV footage from the area and detained during a late-night nakabandi. They were formally arrested after preliminary questioning, during which they confessed, police said.

Jahagirdar, in his mid-50s, was attacked at around 2pm on Borawake College Road while returning from a burial ground on a two-wheeler along with another person. Two assailants, als...