Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Bhojpur police arrested one person and took two others into custody for interrogation in connection with firing on JD(U) leader and property dealer on September 27, 2020, late evening, near Durga temple at Jagdeonagar under Nawada Police Station (PS), Ara. Police also seized a motorcycle used in the murder.
Later property dealer Upendra Singh alias Mithun Singh died and the JD(U) National Secretary and Sasaram assembly election-in-charge Prince Singh Bajrangi is still struggling for life at private Paras Hospital at Patna. A named FIR was lodged by Nawada PS against four persons : Suman, Rishi alias Rishu of Udwantnagar PS area, Bittu of Tarari PS area, and Deepak of Sikarhatta police station area, on the statement of a retired Sub-Inspector (SI) Sita Ram Singh, father of the deceased. Land dispute is said to be the cause behind the incident. CM Nitish Kumar talked to the injured JD(U) leader at Patna.
Bhojpur SP Har Kishore Rai while confirming the arrest of a person in connection with the firing incident, said that two of the four named accused : Deepak and Suman, have criminal background and they are absconding for long.
Sita Ram Singh, in his FIR, said that he was going to market with his son Dharmendra Singh and his second son Upendra Singh alias Mithun Singh was standing near a Durga temple at Jagdeonagar with his friend and JD(U) leader Prince Singh Bajrangi when four motorcycle borne miscreants reached there and fired indiscriminately on Upendra Singh and Prince Singh Bajrangi in which his son Mithun Singh was killed on spot and Prince Singh Bajrangi was seriously injured. After the incident, Suman and Bittu fled away after executing their plan. Even Rishi alias Rishu was asked to escape from the scene. He also alleged that Deepak always threatened his son with dire consequences if he dared purchase a piece of land.
On the other hand Prince Singh Bajrangi alleged that the miscreants attacked fired on them as part of a conspiracy. They had been threatening him with dire consequences and he had requested senior officials of Bhojpur district including the Bhojpur SP for security but to no avail. He said that the miscreants were hatching plan from Ara jail and contract killers were being changed frequently.