Bihar: JD(U) MLA booked in murder case

BAGAHA: JD(U) MLA Rinku Singh alias Dhirendra Pratap Singh has been made a named accused in the murder of former West Champaran district board member Dayanand Verma, who was gunned down at Sirsia Chowk under Naurangia police station area around 7.15pm on Sunday. Rinku is MLA from Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district.
One Bablu Jaiswal was caught by the villagers when he was fleeing from the crime scene.
Kumud Verma, the wife of deceased Dayanand, stated in her FIR that her husband and Shakeel Miyan of Valmiki Nagar had heated arguments at Sirsia Chowk and the latter had threatened her husband to teach him a lesson.
Kumud alleged that Shakeel along with the MLA and four-five other persons came on four four-wheelers around 7.15pm and shot Dayanand in his left temple. Verma was rushed to Bagaha sub-divisional hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Bagaha SP Kiran Kumar Yadav said prima facie it was a case of rivalry for contract works. “Police are investigating the case from every angle. One Bablu has been arrested and the police are interrogating him,” the SP said.
On Monday, Verma’s supporters demonstrated at the collectorate gate with the body, demanding arrest of the accused named in the FIR.
West Champaran district magistrate Kundan Kumar assured them that no culprit would be spared.