Bihar: Man & son held for killing 18-year-old neighbour in Vaishali district

PATNA: One Ranjeet Rai (50) and his elder son Vikash Rai (27) were arrested late Saturday night for allegedly kidnapping and killing their 18-year-old neighbour Mohammad Jasleem. They hail from village Panapur Gaurahi under Sadar police station area of Hajipur in Vaishali ditrict.
Sadar SDPO Raghav Dayal on Sunday said both sides had a dispute as Jasleem’s mother used to keep goats and other animals on Ranjeet’s land.But preliminary investigation indicates that the youth might have been murdered for his alleged love affair with Ranjeet’s daughter.
“Jasleem’s decomposed body was found from a canal located one kilometre away from the village on June 11. He had gone missing on June 9 night. However, family members had not reported the matter to police until the body was recovered,” he said.
Dayal said Jasleem was a painter by profession. He said Jasleem’s father Mohammad Islam had lodged an FIR against Ranjeet’s younger son Akash Rai and one Bhola Paswan along with Ranjeet and Vikash for killing his son after calling him from their residence.
“Bhola and Akash are evading arrest. Jasleem’s cellphone has not been recovered yet,” he said.
Dayal said three days before Jasleem went missing, his father had filed a petition before the CJM court in Hajipur that they feared for their life from Ranjeet and his family.
“Another angle in this case is that the petition was filed at the behest of one Prabhat Rai of the village, who had rivalry with Ranjeet,” Dayal said. Police will also investigate the murder case from this angle.
Dayal said that police are awaiting the postmortem report of Jasleem to know how he was murdered. He said detailed investigation is required in this murder case for digging out the truth that who killed Jasleem and exactly for what reasons.