Overview

• ADG Kundan Krishnan told reporters most murders in Bihar take place from April to June when farm labourers are unemployed before the monsoon
• Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav dismissed the seasonal link as absurd and indicative of the state’s law-and-order failure
• Krishnan pledged to present crime statistics showing a pre-monsoon rise in violent incidents
• The Bihar Police this month formed a special cell to compile a database of former shooters and contract killers for ongoing surveillance
• His remarks follow a wave of contract-style hits, including the July 4 killing of businessman Gopal Khemka and recent shootings of BJP leaders