Four held in Nalanda doctor murder case

BIHARSHARIF/PATNA: The Nalanda police on Saturday claimed to have solved the mystery Dr Priyaranjan Priyadarshi’s murder by arresting four people, including alleged mastermind Karan Saxena. They were arrested from Nosra village under Noorsarai police station in Nalanda district.
The special investigation team (SIT) led by DSP (law & order) Sanjay Kumar took Saxena (25) into custody.Saxena, stated to be the cousin of the slain doctor, was not on good terms with the deceased.
Nalanda SP Nilesh Kumar said raids were on to nab other criminals involved in the crime. “We have solved the case and arrested the assailants on the basis of scientific evidences gathered during investigation,” he told this newspaper over phone.
The SP said the country-made pistol used in the crime and a bloodstained shirt of one of the shooters were also seized. The bloodstains collected from the spot will be matched with those found on the cloth seized in the state forensic science laboratory, he said.
An investigating officer said Saxena was angry with Dr Priyadarshi after the latter asked him to look for a job as the deceased was unhappy over his connections with people with shady character. “Saxena felt humiliated and decided to kill him on Thursday,” he said.
The officer revealed that two shooters from Patna were also roped in for the crime. “We are in touch with our counterparts in Patna to nab the two assailants, who were at large,” he said.
Police said one bottle of liquor was also seized from the possession of the arrested persons. An FSL team from Patna had earlier visited the spot and collected samples of bloodstains and fingerprints.
Dr Priyadarshi was attacked by motorbike-borne criminals near Nijay village under Rahui police station when he was going on his motorbike to Gokulpur Math APHC where he was posted.