Farmer killed in his field at Vaishali village

Alok Mishra

Hajipur: A farmer Rabindra Bhagat was killed by some unidentified criminals at village Amritpur under Vaishali police station in Vaishali district on November 1 night. His body with his throat slit open with a sharpadged weapon  was recovered from a field at village Amritpur on November 2 morning. The hands and legs of the deceased were tied. The body also bore several injury marks.

The family members said that Bhagat had gone to his field to guard his standing crops late on November 1 night.When he did not return home in the morning, they started searching for him and found his body in the field. On getting information, local police reached the spot. The reason behind the murder is being ascertained, said a police officer.