IT professional turned-hitman, inspired by 'Gangs of Wasseypur', arrested by Bihar police

Bihar police have arrested contract killer Avinash Kumar Srivastava for murdering a retired teacher in Bidupur.

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Patna: Bihar police have arrested contract killer Avinash Kumar Srivastava along with his mother and an accomplice in Vaishali for murdering a retired teacher in Bidupur.

As per a Hindustan Times, Avinash, son of a slain RJD leader, was earlier an IT professional working with Infosys.

His father, Lallan Srivastava was killed by Pappu Khan in 2003. Avinash avenged his father's killing and shot Khan dead.

He reportedly became a contract killer after that.

Further, as per the report, Avinash was inspired by the Hindi film 'Gangs of Wasseypur 2' and calls himself a psycho killer. He introduces himself as a ‘Google-figuring psycho-killer’.

Avinash was arrested on July 26 last year along with colleagues for attempting to rob a bank in Mahua.

“A month back, he was bailed out, and shot dead a retired teacher at Bidupur a week back,” Vaishali SP Rakesh Kumar was quoted as saying the Daily.

Avinash is said to have taken Rs 80,000 for killing the retired teacher.

He has reportedly confessed to his involvement in 18 cases of murders since 2003.