Former mukhiya, trader shot dead in Siwan & Muzaffarpur

PATNA: A former mukhiya and an electronic goods trader were shot dead in different incidents in Siwan and Muzaffarpur districts on Saturday night.
Police said Dayanand Yadav (55), an RJD activist and former mukhiya of Daraili Mathiya panchayat in Siwan district, was shot dead on a village road between Tarwan and Pakri under the Darauli police station area around 7pm on Saturday.
SHO (incharge) of Darauli police station Mamunur Rashid said Yadav was supposed to contest the upcoming panchayat election for the post of mukhiya. “Preliminary investigations revealed that Yadav was killed over political rivalry. Yadav’s son has lodged an FIR against six of his co-villagers, accusing them of killing his father,” the SHO added.
Rashid said Yadav was returning home on a bike when two motorcycle-borne criminals intercepted him and opened fire. “Yadav was rushed to a local hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead,” Rashid said, adding raids were on to arrest the killers.
Meanwhile, two motorcycle-borne criminals shot dead a trader, Vinod Kumar Chaudhary (48), in front of his house at Zero Mile under the Ahiyapur police station area around 9.30pm on Saturday.
SHO of Ahiyapur police station Sunil Kumar said Chaudhary owned an electronic and electrical goods shop at Imli Chatti Chowk. “Chaudhary reached home around 9.30pm and rang the doorbell. While his wife Rani Devi was opening the main door, two bike-borne criminals opened fire, killing Chaudhary on the spot.
“Rina has lodged an FIR in connection with the incident. She has, however, not named anyone. Efforts are on to identify the killers and arrest them,” the SHO added.