A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the district police was formed to investigate the murder case. Investigators are also examining financial transactions between the detained persons and the deceased, an official said.
The violence started after two factions carrying out Tazia processions clashed with each other using weapons, and sticks. The Police resorted to baton-charge to disperse the crowd.
Jitan Sahani (70), father of former Bihar Minister Mukesh Sahani was found dead at his ancestral home at Supoul Bazar in Bihar's Darbhanga district. The brutal murder has ignited a debate on the law and order situation in Bihar.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the district police has been constituted to investigate the matter, the Darbhanga Police said in a statement. A former minister in the Bihar government, Mukesh Sahani heads the VIP, which is an alliance partner of the INDIA bloc.
Opposition targeted the NDA government, raising questions over the law and order situation in the state. RJD, in a statement, condemned the incident and alleged that law and order has collapsed in Bihar.
Mukesh Sahani's father Jitan Sahani's body, with several stab injuries and cut marks on his chest and stomach, was found inside his room at his house in the Biraul area this morning.
The Darbhanga Police said Jitan Sahni was attacked with a sharp weapon by intruders who allegedly broke in with the intention of burglary. The incident occurred while Mukesh Sahni's father was alone at home, they added.
VIP chief Mukesh Sahani's father Jitan Sahani was murdered by unknown assailants in Bihar's Darbhanga. A former minister in the Bihar government, Mukesh Sahani heads the VIP, which is an alliance partner of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc.
The police team has begun investigating the incident. However, the motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
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Local residents and police rescued the injured students and took them to a nearby private hospital for treatment. After initial treatment, some injured students were referred to Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Bhagalpur for better care.
The federal probe agency has issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Vibha Kumari, a former deputy director of the higher education department.
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Former IAS officer Manish Kumar Verma, who has been closely associated with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, joined the JD(U). Verma, from Nalanda and of the same caste as Nitish, has worked closely with the CM for several years after taking VRS.
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