Four held in Madhepura trader murder case

MADHEPURA: All the four criminals allegedly involved in the recent murder of a local trader in Murliganj under the same police station area of the district were arrested on Wednesday.
Madhepura SP Yogendra Kumar said police recovered a bike, one countrymade pistol and three empty cartridges from their possession. The bike-borne criminals had shot at businessman Baidhynath Jhanwar (33) at his shop on the southern outskirts of Murliganj market five days back.Jhanwar was taken to the local primary health centre where a doctor declared him brought dead.
The local chamber of commerce took the matter seriously and its members staged a protest to demand immediate arrest of the criminals involved in the incident. Their protest continued even on Tuesday.
The police swung into action and set up a team under SDPO Ajay Narayan Yadav. The police team carried out a raid at the house of Badal Kumar, the son of one Kailash Yadav in Panchgachhiya village and arrested him. Badal, during the course of interrogation, revealed the names of other accomplices involved in the crime.
Police then arrested Paras Kumar from his Kanp-Golma village under Saharsa district. Suraj Kumar, son of Damodar Yadav of Kolhaypatti village, and Paras Kumar, son of Abhay Yadav of Raghunathpur village, had already been arrested, police said.