Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : A named FIR has been lodged with Ara Town police station (PS) against four persons : Viram Yadav, Ram Babu Yadav, Chhotu Yadav, and Jatta Yadav of Ibrahimpur, in connection with murder of Mantosh Kumar, Manager of a brick-kiln at Dhanupura under the police station, on the statement of Ganga Prasad, father of the deceased of Piuparhia village.
The mother of Viram Yadav is at present Ward Councillor while his father Sita Ram Yadav was also a Ward Councillor. Viram Yadav was also an accused in firing and injuring a mason in neighbouring Buxar District about 20 days ago. Police are investigating the matter.
SHO, Ara Town PS, said that two armed miscreants reached a brick kiln at Dhanupura under the police station around 3.30am on May 30, 2021, shot dead its manager Mantosh Kumar, and escaped. The entire incident was captured by the CCTV cameras. Police are trying to identify the miscreants with the help of CCTV footage.
It may be mentioned here that a war of supremacy was going on in between two groups at Ibrahimpur village for the last three years.