<div align="justify">A grandson of late Ustad Bismillah Khan and two other persons were arrested in connection with the theft of the maestro's silver shehnais, police said today.<br /><br />Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested Nazare Hussain, local jeweller Shanker Seth and his son Sujit Seth.<br /><br />Four silver shehnais and a wooden and silver one were stolen from Khan's son Kazim Hussain's home here on December 4.<br /><br />The shehnais were recovered in a melted condition from a local jewellery shop here, police said.<br /><br />Kazim's son Nazare got the four silver shehnais melted by jewellers Shanker and Sujit Seth in Chetganj area here, they said.<br /><br />"Over one kg of melted silver along with one shehnai made of wood and silver have been recovered from the possession of the jewellers.<br /><br />"The stolen shehnais were sold to the local jewellers for a meagre Rs 17,000 and melted," said STF SSP Amit Pathak.<br /><br />An FIR was registered on December 5 at Chowk police station after the theft at Kazim's house in Dalmandi area.<br /><br />According to the family, the shehnais were very special to the late musician and were gifted to him by former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, Kapil Sibal and Lalu Prasad.</div>
<div align="justify">A grandson of late Ustad Bismillah Khan and two other persons were arrested in connection with the theft of the maestro's silver shehnais, police said today.<br /><br />Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested Nazare Hussain, local jeweller Shanker Seth and his son Sujit Seth.<br /><br />Four silver shehnais and a wooden and silver one were stolen from Khan's son Kazim Hussain's home here on December 4.<br /><br />The shehnais were recovered in a melted condition from a local jewellery shop here, police said.<br /><br />Kazim's son Nazare got the four silver shehnais melted by jewellers Shanker and Sujit Seth in Chetganj area here, they said.<br /><br />"Over one kg of melted silver along with one shehnai made of wood and silver have been recovered from the possession of the jewellers.<br /><br />"The stolen shehnais were sold to the local jewellers for a meagre Rs 17,000 and melted," said STF SSP Amit Pathak.<br /><br />An FIR was registered on December 5 at Chowk police station after the theft at Kazim's house in Dalmandi area.<br /><br />According to the family, the shehnais were very special to the late musician and were gifted to him by former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, Kapil Sibal and Lalu Prasad.</div>