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Patna, November 2 (IANS) The political temperature in Bihar increased after Janata Dal (United) candidate and former Mokama MLA Anant Singh was arrested in connection with the Dularchand Yadav murder case on Sunday morning.
Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Karthikeya K Sharma reached Mokama with a large police contingent and arrested Singh from his Barh residence around 12.30 am while he was reportedly sleeping.
He was brought to Patna and produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate at around 2 pm, after which he was sent to judicial custody.
Confirming the arrest of Anant Singh, SSP Sharma said that two more persons, Manikant Thakur, resident of Nadma village and Ranjit Ram, resident of Ladma village, were present at the time of the incident.
Police claim that the arrest was made due to the evidence of Anant Singh’s presence at the crime scene on the night of the murder.
A special CID team has been formed to further investigate the case.
Around 150 central paramilitary personnel and police from Mokama, Barh, Ghoswari, Hathidah and Bhadaur were deployed during the operation.
It is noteworthy that Singh had campaigned throughout the day in Mokama and visited many villages.
Soon after his arrest, a social media post from his account went viral which read, “Satyamev Jayate!! I have full faith in the people of Mokama, so now the people of Mokama will contest the elections.”
His supporters alleged a political conspiracy, while rivals called the action a matter of law.
Dularchand Yadav — a supporter of a Jan Suraj candidate, Piyush Priyadarshi alias Lallu Mukhiya — was killed on Thursday, triggering tension in the Mokama region.
Initial claims regarding Dularchand Yadav’s murder were due to gunshot wounds. He was also shot in the leg, but this was not the cause of his death.
The postmortem report revealed that the fatal injury was caused by a vehicle running over his chest, resulting in multiple fractures and a punctured lung.
In Barh, in the presence of the magistrate, a panel of three doctors conducted the post-mortem of the body for about two hours.
Anant Singh’s name had come up in the initial investigation.
The timing – a few days before voting – has an immediate electoral impact.
Anant Singh wields considerable influence in Mokama, and his sudden arrest is expected to change the campaign equations in the constituency and possibly within the NDA.
This development is now being seen as one of the biggest flashpoints of this election cycle in Bihar.
–IANS
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