Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Some unidentified miscreants thrashed and later strangulated to death Md Suhail Akhtar, 40, son of Md Kaleem, at village Daulatpur under Ara Muffassil police station in Bhojpur district in the wee hour on November 17, 2018. The deceased was a guard at the mobile tower at the village. An FIR has been lodged with Ara Muffassil police station but no arrest has so far been made in this connection. The reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
Irate villagers blocked Ara-Barhara main road near Daulatpur village with the body raising slogans against the district administration. They burnt tyres on the road paralysing the movement of vehicles for three hours. They were demanding a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased and immediate arrest of the killers. The blockade was lifted after positive response from the police officials. Police could bring the body over to Sadar Hospital, Ara, for post-mortem.
SHO, Ara Muffassil police station, said that Md Suhail Akhtar of Daulatpur village had gone on duty at the mobile tower on November 16, 2018, late evening. His family members called him for some work but did not get any response.They started searching for him and found the body lying about 100 metre away from the mobile tower.