This story is from August 31, 2021

Siwan man stabbed to death for resisting loot

A 42-year-old man was stabbed to death for resisting loot in Siwan district on Monday. The deceased, identified as Dularchand Yadav, was on way to board a train at Siwan railway station for Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to deposit the school fee of his daughter Manisha. The deceased belonged to Atkhamba village under Barharia police station area in Siwan district.
Siwan man stabbed to death for resisting loot
Villagers gather outside Dularchand’s house in Siwan on Monday
PATNA: A 42-year-old man was stabbed to death for resisting loot in Siwan district on Monday. The deceased, identified as Dularchand Yadav, was on way to board a train at Siwan railway station for Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to deposit the school fee of his daughter Manisha. The deceased belonged to Atkhamba village under Barharia police station area in Siwan district.

He was carrying Rs30,000 to pay the tuition fee of Manisha, who is studying in Lucknow, Dularchand’s son Priyanshu Kumar told the police. He said the cash and his mobile phone were missing.
The incident came to light when some local residents stepped out of their houses for morning walk on the station road. They found the victim lying in a pool of blood near Chiktoli Lane under Town police station area.
They informed the police and he was rushed to the Sadar hospital. The doctors, however, declared him brought dead. Marks of wound around neck, arms and leg were found on the victim’s body.
Siwan Town police station SHO Jai Prakash Pandit said a train ticket from Siwan to Basti railway station was recovered from the pocket of the deceased. The identity was ascertained with the help of Aadhaar card recovered from his possession. However, his mobile phone was missing. “The body was handed over to the family after postmortem,” he added.
The SHO said prima facie it appeared to be a case of loot. However, the victim’s gold chain and other valuables were found to be intact. “We are investigating the case from different angles to unravel the truth,” he said.

Priyanshu said he had dropped his father at Karbala Bazaar from where he hired an autorickshaw and reached Babunia Mor. Thereafter, he was proceeding towards railway station on foot. In the meantime, the criminals attacked him and snatched his mobile phone.
Priyanshu revealed that Dularchand was first supposed to visit a close relative at Faizabad from where he was to leave for Lucknow with Manisha. Manisha’s school has reopened after the Covid-induced lockdown, he added.
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