Satish Aditya
Gopalganj : With the death of injured Shantun Chawdhary at Gorakhpur, UP, on May 25, 2020, morning, the death toll in firing on CPI(ML) leader J P Chaudhary on May 24, 2020, evening, at his native village Rupanchak under Hathua police station in Gopalganj District in North Bihar, increased to three.
Mahesh Chaudhary, 70 and Sankesha Chaudhary, 65 ,father and mother of J P Chaudhary, were killed on the spot while Shantun
Chaudhary and JP Chaudhary had sustained serious injuries in the shoot out carried out by four motorcycle borne criminals. JP Chaudhary is admitted to the District Hospital at Gopalganj while his brother Shantun, who was referred to Gorakhpur Medical College Hospital, succumbed to his injuries there on May 25.
J P Chaudhary, in his statement to police, has alleged that JD(U) MLA Amarendra Kumar Pandey, his son, and brother had attacked him and his family members when they were sitting on the verandah of his home at Rupanchak on May 24 evening Ashok Kumar, SHO, Hathua police station, said the MLA , his son, and brother have been made accused in this triple murder case.
Gopalganj SP Manoj Kumar Tiwari has also visited the spot. The reason behind the shootout is political, alleged J P Chaudhary and added that he has decided to contest next assembly election from Kuchaykot assembly constituency in the district. SHO, Hathua Police Station, Ashok Kumar, said Mukesh Pandey, nephew of JD(U) MLA Amrendra Kumar Pandey and Chairman, Zila Parishad, Gopalganj, and Satish Pandey, brother of the MLA, had been arrested by police.