This story is from October 8, 2020

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav demands CBI probe into Purnia murder case

The killing of Mahadalit leader Shakti Kumar Mallik in Purnia town took a new turn on Wednesday when leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urged chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the incident.
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav demands CBI probe into Purnia murder case
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
PATNA: The killing of Mahadalit leader Shakti Kumar Mallik in Purnia town took a new turn on Wednesday when leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urged chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the incident.
Mallik, the expelled state general secretary of the RJD’s SC cell, was shot dead by three armed criminals inside his residence in Purnia’s posh locality on Sunday.
His second wife, Khushbu Devi, lodged an FIR with K-Haat police station against six people, including Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap.
Tejashwi wrote a letter to the CM on Wednesday, urging him to recommend the case for CBI investigation. “I am ready to face investigation by any national or international investigating agency so that justice is delivered to the family of the deceased,” his letter read.
The RJD’s CM candidate said he was in favour of a speedy investigation into the case in which he along with Tej Pratap have been named as accused. “I hope the law will take its own course. The investigating agency may quiz me before filing my nomination papers for the election,” the letter stated.
Tejashwi also slammed the leaders of the ruling JD (U) for making unsavoury remarks against him and his elder brother, despite having no substantial evidence against them. He said he could not react to the incident immediately due to his hectic schedule in the wake of the upcoming assembly polls.
A senior police officer associated with the investigation told this newspaper, “Khushbu, a native of Naugachhia in Bhagalpur district, had married Mallik in 2016 against the wishes of her family. The couple has two kids. Mallik’s first wife had left home a few years ago and her whereabouts are not known.”
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