Madhubani man’s severed body parts found buried, head missing

PATNA: In a shocking incident, the family members of a kidnapped man have been finding his severed body parts one by one on the basis of inputs passed on by suspected killers in Madhubani since Saturday. Saroj Yadav, 30, of Khairamatth under Jainagar police station area of Madhubani was kidnapped from his village on March 2 night.
The police said the thoracic cavity along with abdominal area and dismembered right hand were dug out by the family members on Saturday, and his two legs and left hand from the same spot on the bank of river Dhauri near Harhi Tola under Ladaniya police station area on Sunday evening.His head was still to be found.
Saroj’s wife Lalita Devi had lodged an FIR against six persons, including her neighbour Pradeep Yadav as the main accused.
Ladaniya police station SHO Santosh Kumar Singh said the family members identified Saroj by the two rings on the dismembered right hand fingers on Saturday. Singh said the legs were chopped off from knees and arms from the elbows. “Even though the head is not found, his family members were confident that the body parts were of Saroj,” he added.
Jainagar police subdivision assistant SP Shaurya Suman said police suspect it to be a case of kidnapping-cum-murder by Pradeep to take revenge.
“Both Saroj and Pradeep were liquor smugglers. Pradeep’s younger brother Vikas Yadav died last year under mysterious circumstances. Pradeep suspected that Saroj had killed his brother,” he said.
Suman said all body parts had been sent to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital for DNA profiling and postmortem after seeking court’s permission.
“The head has yet not been recovered. Police are yet to hand over the body and its mutilated parts to Saroj’s family. All accused persons are evading arrest,” Suman said.
Jainagar police station SHO said Saroj and Pradeep were neighbours and accused in liquor smuggling, bike theft and extortion cases.
“Last year, Saroj, Pradeep and the latter’s younger brother Vikas were smuggling liquor from Nepal through the river route. Vikas drowned. His body was later recovered from the riverbank under Rudrapur police station area of Madhubani,” he said.
SHO Kumar said the postmortem report confirmed that Vikas had died of drowning. “However, Pradeep thought it was Saroj who killed Vikas,” he said. Kumar said it was yet not known from where Saroj’s family members were getting information about the location of his body parts. “They have been reaching the spot with spades and digging out the human remains since Saturday. Afterwards, they inform the police about the recoveries,” he said.