India, April 3 -- A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a head constable of the Madhya Pradesh police were arrested on Wednesday for falsely claiming to have killed a gangster in 2009, who was later found alive 16 years later, a senior police officer said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested DSP Gladwin Edward Carr and head constable Neeraj Pradhan in Ujjain on Wednesday after interrogating them for three hours in Indore.

Indore deputy commissioner of police (Law) Amit Singh confirmed the arrest and said that the CBI will also interrogate two more police officers for alleged involvement in the fake encounter.

Carr, who is currently posted as the sub-divisional officer of police (SDOP) in Panna, was the town inspect...