Times of India: Patna: Sunday, 03 October 2021.
RTI activist Bipin Agrawal (44) was killed for his court cases leading to the demolishing of houses, shops and petrol pump built by encroaching government land at Harsiddhi, East Champaran SP Naveen Chandra Jha said on Saturday. Agrawal was shot dead at the Harsiddhi block office gate on September 24.
Jha said four shooters were paid Rs.20 lakh to kill Agrawal. He said the money was financed by former pramukh of Harsiddhi block, Kindev Prasad (44), who along with shooter Manish Kumar alias Manish Patel (23) and liner Neeraj Kumar Singh (22), was arrested on Friday and sent to jail on Saturday. Earlier, a journalist, Rajesh Kumar Singh (44), was arrested. A nexus of businessmen, politicians and real estate agents was behind the murder, he said.
Refusing to disclose their names, the SP said a politician, whose fuel pump was sealed, has been quizzed. “We are gathering evidence against him,” he said.
The SP said Manish, Sachin, Pappu and one more shooter had reached the spot and shot Agrawal. Jha said Manish confessed to the police that the contract amount was paid to Sachin and Pappu. “Three are evading arrest. Rajesh had provided Rs1 lakh and a new bike to Sachin a month back. Rajesh is also a named accused for the murderous attack on Ramakant Singh in May this year,” he said.
RTI activist Bipin Agrawal (44) was killed for his court cases leading to the demolishing of houses, shops and petrol pump built by encroaching government land at Harsiddhi, East Champaran SP Naveen Chandra Jha said on Saturday. Agrawal was shot dead at the Harsiddhi block office gate on September 24.
Jha said four shooters were paid Rs.20 lakh to kill Agrawal. He said the money was financed by former pramukh of Harsiddhi block, Kindev Prasad (44), who along with shooter Manish Kumar alias Manish Patel (23) and liner Neeraj Kumar Singh (22), was arrested on Friday and sent to jail on Saturday. Earlier, a journalist, Rajesh Kumar Singh (44), was arrested. A nexus of businessmen, politicians and real estate agents was behind the murder, he said.
Refusing to disclose their names, the SP said a politician, whose fuel pump was sealed, has been quizzed. “We are gathering evidence against him,” he said.
The SP said Manish, Sachin, Pappu and one more shooter had reached the spot and shot Agrawal. Jha said Manish confessed to the police that the contract amount was paid to Sachin and Pappu. “Three are evading arrest. Rajesh had provided Rs1 lakh and a new bike to Sachin a month back. Rajesh is also a named accused for the murderous attack on Ramakant Singh in May this year,” he said.
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