Man’s body found in Nalanda

BIHARSHARIF: One Md Saqib, who ran a dairy farm at Asthawan in Nalanda district, was found murdered in his house on Saturday morning. His hands and feet were tied with ropes and his body bore multiple injury marks. The incident occurred when he was alone at home.
Biharsharif Sadar SDPO Shibli Nomani, who visited the murder spot, told this reporter that experts from the forensic science laboratory in Patna and a dog squad had been roped in to help the local police investigate the case.
According to sources, Saqib was an engineer, who had begun his dairy business during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. His four siblings work abroad.
FIR against 11: Police have registered an FIR against 11 people for allegedly holding a woman hostage on Thursday and chopping off her hair at Sherpur village under the same police station area in Nalanda district. Sources claimed that the victim’s son had run away with a village girl.
Later, police recovered the couple and arrested the boy after an FIR was lodged against him on Friday evening.
Biharsharif Sadar SDPO Shibli Nomani said, “Raids are also being conducted to arrest the named accused.”