Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Bhojpur police on March 10 arrested two criminals in connection with firing at Chandan Kumar, son of a businessman at Ara, on March 9 and claimed to cracked the case. Police arrested Sunil Yadav and Diwakar Kumar alias Bijay Kumar and also seized three countrymade pistols, eight 7.56 mm live cartridges, one .315 live cartridge, six mobile phones, a Scorpio, 3 motorcycle and cloths. Land dispute is said to be cause behind the murder.
Talking to mediapesons, Bhojpur SP Kshatranil Singh on March 11 evening said that three motorcycle borne armed miscreants shot at and injured Chandan Kumar, son of a Petrol Pump owner, Mohan Singh in Mahadeva Road locality under Town police station in the afternoon on March 9, 2017. A named FIR was lodged with Town police station, Ara, on March 10 on the statement of Mohan Singh against five persons: Monu Yadav, son of Awadh Bihari Singh, Hawaldar, BMP 14, of Maula Bagh locality under Town police station, Sunil Yadav son Dhaneshwar Yadav of Mahavir Tola locality under Town police station, Akhilesh Yadav, son of Sudesh Yadav of Maulabagh locality under Town police station, Diwakar Kumar alias Bijay Kumar, son of Vaidyanath Singh of Madan Ji Ka Hata under Town police station and Bhuddu alias Deepak, son of Vishwanath Yadav of Mahavir Tola under Town police station.
The SP said that after the after institution of FIR, he formed a police team under the ASP (operations) Md Sajid, and the team raided the houses of Monu Yadav and Bhuddu Yadav where Sunil Yadav was arrested. Police also arrested Monu’s father Awadh Bihari Singh, a BMP Hawaldar, and his brother Golu and also seized 13 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). He said that Awadh Bihari Singh and Golu were arrested under Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act and were forwarded to jail.
The SP said Sunil Yadav confessed that Monu Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav and he had gone to kill Chandan Kumar alias Pillu and shot at him and injured. He also said that they tried to escape on a Scorpio after the incident. The SP said that all the five miscreants were also responsible for firing on the Deputy Mayor, Ara Municipal Corporation (AMC), Basant Singh, two students at Ramana Maidan, at Baba Gas Agency at Pakari and at Ara Medical Store. He said that the police would arrest the rest three miscreants very soon.