New Delhi: Slamming the opposition for jumping to conclusion in the murder of class 12 student who was allegedly shot down by his party MLC’s son, Bihar Chief Minister today assured swift action against the culprit.
Asserting that such incidents are not uncommon, Kumar said, "These types of incidents are everywhere. They are widespread."
Rocky Yadav, 30, the son of JDU leader and legislative council member Manorama Devi, is missing since Saturday night, when he allegedly shot dead Aditya Sachdeva.
Meanwhile, A Gaya court today remanded the both – Bindi Yadav and MLC’s bodyguard Rajesh Kumar – to a 14-day judicial custody in connection with the case.
Police said its preliminary investigation shows that Rocky got into a fit of rage after Aditya’s car allegedly did not let his Land Rover vehicle pass. The row resulted in the teenager being shot dead.
Efforts were on to trace Rakesh Ranjan Yadav alias Rocky Kumar Yadav, the absconding son of a JD(U) MLC in Bihar, in connection with murder case of 20-year-old Aditya Sachdeva even as a bandh was being observed in Gaya town today in protest against the incident.
In a related development, four friends of the murdered youth travelling with him in car on Saturday night, recorded their statements under section 164 of CrPC (recording of confessions and statements).
Md. Nasir, Md. Kaifi, Ankit Kumar and Ayush Agrawal – all friends of Aditya Sachdeva, recorded their statements before the first-class judicial magistrate Rakesh Ranjan Singh narrating the sequence of events leading to their friend’s murder by Rakesh Ranjan Yadav alias Rocky Yadav.
Raids are being conducted at several places for tracing Rocky who has been absconding since the incident, Magadh Zone DIG Saurabh Kumar said.
Rocky’s father Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav alias Bindi Yadav, known in the area for his muscle and money power, and MLC Manorama Devi’s bodyguard were arrested yesterday for allegedly helping the accused escape.
Bindi Yadav allegedly helped Rocky escape after the crime. Police said the silver Land Rover, which is worth at least Rs 1.5 crore, has been recovered from Rocky’s parents’ house.
There are 11 criminal cases lodged against Bindi in the Gaya’s Rampur police station area, where Aditya was killed. He has malls, hotels and around 15 petrol pumps in Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Delhi and surrounding areas. He is also into road and building construction as well as real estate,” a police official told Hindustan Times.
The JD(U) MLC, however, denied her son's role in the murder of Sachdeva and said Rocky Kumar Yadav was innocent.
MLC Manorama Devi's husband Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav had in past been arrested and 6000 rounds of ammunition of a weapon banned for used by public in 2011 recovered from him.
He had also been jailed in a sedition case.
The licenced pistol allegedly used by Rocky, a member of a rifle club in Delhi, is also expensive.
“It is .32 bore Italian-make pistol, costing around Rs 10 lakh. The licence for pistol has also been issued from Delhi,” a family member said.
Meanwhile, shops and business establishments in Gaya remained shut in view of the bandh called by the BJP and other socio-political outfits to protest against the incident.
