GURGAON:Three days after a toll attendant was shot dead by a commuter at the Kherki Daula toll plaza on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, the police on Monday arrested the alleged shooter and his accomplice during early morning raids at different places.The main accused, Vijayveer Yadav, 28, was picked up from his village, Kho, near Manesar. Police said Yadav, an unemployed youth, was driving a white Bolero when he pulled up at the toll plaza on September 22-23 night. He was alone in the vehicle, which he had picked up from a friend who runs a car accessories shop.Cops said Yadav flew into a rage when the victim — toll attendant Umesh Kant Pandey — asked for the original registration certificate (RC) of the Bolero for letting him pass without paying toll, as was the practice for local vehicles. Yadav had just a photocopy of his driving licence."After an argument, Pandey had opened the boom barrier and Yadav could have just left. Instead, he shot the man. This is clearly a case of road rage. We suspect Yadav was drunk. He has earlier been penalized for drunk driving," said Deswal.The police got to Yadav after they had arrested his accomplice, Manjeet Singh, from Shikohpur village. Singh, who runs a gym in the village, had gone to the toll plaza at Yadav’s request to check on the condition of the attendant, 37 minutes after the shooting. Singh’s face was captured on CCTV, which finally led to his arrest after a massive manhunt.The police are yet to recover the 7.65mm pistol that was used in the crime.Police commissioner S S Deswal said over 40 teams searched for the vehicle and the accused. "We got clues about the incident from the CCTV footage provided by the concessionaire. A total of 350 white Boleros from Gurgaon were checked in the last three days," he said.Deswal said the police constituted 15 teams to check on the 350 white Boleros registered in Gurgaon in 2011 and 17 teams to visit all 35 tollexempted villages looking for vehicles matching the description. A dozen teams visited liquor shops, assuming that the culprits may have bought liquor before the crime and three teams went to car accessories shops in Gurgaon. Trigger-happy, no regrets Killer tells police during interrogation that he was drunk and shot the toll collector in a fit of rage. Murder weapon yet to be recovered, cops suspect accused Vijayveer has hidden the pistol with a relative in AmbalaBrazen, without even a slightest hint of shame or remorse. That was Vijayveer Yadav, 28, after he was nabbed by the police for shooting the Gurgaon toll plaza collector — all for Rs 27. During interrogation, he was matter-of-fact in his approach. Vijayveer audaciously told the police he was drunk and when asked to pay up by the toll collector, he whipped out his pistol in a fit of rage and shot him. When paraded before the media, Vijayveer and his aide Manjeet did not even wince or try to hide their faces as cameras clicked.After committing the crime, Vijayveer did try to cover his tracks by modifying the Bolero, which he drove into the toll plaza minutes after Friday midnight. But CCTV footage provided cops with clinching evidence of the car. Both Vijayveer and his friend have been remanded to three-day police custody. But the murder weapon is still missing.During interrogation, Vijayveer revealed that he had purchased the weapon - 7.65 bore pistol - from his former tenant. The weapon was in his possession for almost a year-and-ahalf. Police suspect he may have hidden the pistol in Ambala at a relative's house. Vijayveer had borrowed the Bolero from his friend Naveen, owner of a car accessory shop in old Gurgaon. Police said Ashok Kumar , owner of the SUV, had sold it to Naveen, a relative. The accused knew Naveen through his friend Vinod, an assistant at Naveen's shop. Vijayveer often helped Naveen in mobilizing customers since he was earlier employed with a Gurgaon-based car showroom.On Friday night, the trio — Vijayveer, Naveen and Vinod — drove to Kherki Daula after downing liquor. Vijayveer dropped the other two before the toll plaza and drove on. At the toll plaza, he had a tiff with the toll operator, Umeshkant Pandey. Since Vijayveer was not the owner, he could not produce a registration certificate of the vehicle. All he had was his driving licence. An argument ensued and Vijay shot him. He then pressed on the gas and headed to Sector 14 market in Old Gurgaon via Pataudi Road.Vijayveer spent Saturday at his maternal uncle's house in Ambala. During interrogation, Vijayveer confessed he had handed over the weapon to a person called Babloo, a kiosk owner. A police team is expected to accompany Vijay to Ambala on Tuesday to locate the weapon.BLOODY TRAIL SEPTEMBER 23 00:04:28 | Accused arrives in Bolero at Kherki Daula toll plaza number 11 00:04:39 | Produces ID card 00:04:46 | Toll collector Umeshkant Pandey returns ID 00:04:55 | Boom barrier lifted 00:06:15 | Accused fires 00:06:35 | Truck behind Bolero enters booth, driver sees Pandey lying on floor, sets off alarm 00:06:45 | First attendant rushes to booth 11 to help 00:43 | Accused’s aide Manjeet reaches toll number 16 on bike to enquire about injured toll employee. His face captured on CCTV Police take possession of CCTV footage from concessionaire, DSC Ltd. Unique features of vehicle used in crime identified Top-end Bolero model Front grill Sideline black sticker (later changed to erase evidence) Roof rail of particular make (not very common in Boleros, later changed) Black mirror Left front headlight not working Steel rod below rear bumper Reverse mirror installed Spoiler light in rear of car Driver seat handle black in colour, rear right handle silver-white SEPTEMBER 23-24 Police constitute teams to check details of white Boleros in 35 toll-exempted villages in Gurgaon Teams check wine shops & liquor shacks for accused Police circulate Manjeet’s pics in nearby villages Identified as gym owner in Shikhopur village SEPTEMBER 25-26 Police detain Manjeet for interrogation Reveals whereabouts of main accused Vijayveer Yadav, vehicle recovered