Crowd of people after the incident.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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In Madhepura, the headman was murdered in broad daylight. The incident is of Murliganj police station area of Sadar subdivision area. On Friday morning, criminals shot dead Dilip Kumar Yadav, head of Dinapatti Sakhua Panchayat. Dilip was shot 4 times by the criminals. There was a stir in the area after the incident. There was a crowd of people around. There is anger among the people. They are demanding the arrest of the killer. He says that the police should arrest the killers as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a big movement soon. Here, the police reached the spot as soon as the information was received.
The police pacified the angry people by persuading them. After this, got involved in the investigation. Murliganj Police Station President Rajkishir Mandal says that the reasons for the murder are being ascertained. Some people are being questioned. Nearby CCTV footage is also being scrutinised. Soon the criminals will be arrested.
Dilip Kumar Yadav was elected unopposed chief
Relatives say that Dilip was going towards the market for some work on Friday. Meanwhile, he was shot dead near Tilkoda Canal. He had no enmity with anyone, then who and why killed him is a matter of investigation. Dilip Kumar Yadav contested for the post of chief in the body elections held in December 2022. He had won unopposed.
After the municipal elections 2022, so far 11 chiefs have been murdered.
Let us inform that the by-election was held in Bihar on Thursday. In 593 panchayats under 300 blocks bye-election concluded, Voting took place for a total of 605 vacant posts. Among these, voting was held for the posts of 48 heads, 41 panchayat samiti, 52 sarpanch, 316 ward members, 141 panch members. By-elections were also held for 10 such posts where the chief was murdered. Now after the 11th murder, by-elections will have to be conducted again.
