Bihar: Journalist, prime witness to his brother's killing, shot dead in Araria

In yet another example of lawlessness in Bihar, a reporter of a daily newspaper of Raniganj, Araria, was shot dead on Friday morning. According to initial information, the attackers knocked on the door of Vimak Kumar Yadav early in the morning and called him out and as soon as he opened the door, they shot him dead. The investigation is on.

The incident is from Raniganj police station area, Belsara. Two years ago, his sarpanch brother Shashibhushan Yadav alias Gabbu Yadav was murdered in a similar manner. "In the Raniganj Bazar area, a journalist namely Vimal Kumar Yadav was shot dead by unidentified miscreants...post-mortem is being done, dog squad has been called to the murder spot...investigation is on and efforts to arrest the culprits are underway," Ashok Kumar Singh, SP, Araria said.

According to police, Vimal Kumar Yadav was the main witness of his brother's murder and hence he too was killed on Friday. Reports suggested that Vimal was prevented from testifying several times. However, during the ongoing trial in the court, he testified against his brother's killer. 

The body has been brought to Araria Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. Vimal Kumar Yadav is survived by wife, son and daughter. 

Meanwhile, soon after the incident, journalists from all over the district gathered near the post-mortem room located at Sadar Hospital in Araria. A lot of resentment is being seen among the journalists regarding this incident and the Journalists Association has demanded the arrest of the criminals within 24 hours. On the information of the incident, BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Singh also reached near the post-mortem room where he talked to the family members and targeted the state government. "You see how the inspector was murdered a few days ago. After that the journalist has been murdered today. No one is safe, this is the rule of the jungle," he said.