Overview
- Patna SSP confirmed late-night custody of JDU candidate and former MLA Anant Singh as a main accused in the 30 October killing of Jan Suraj supporter Dularchand Yadav.
- Police reported three arrests, about 80 people detained for questioning, and continued raids, with the accused set to be produced in court today.
- The Election Commission transferred the local returning officer and two SDPOs, shifted the area SP, suspended one SHO, and sought an action-taken report from the Bihar DGP by noon.
- Officials cited conflicting postmortem descriptions, with one account noting cardio-respiratory failure and police briefing highlighting severe blunt-force injuries and a gunshot wound to the ankle.
- Dularchand’s family vowed to delay final rites until all named accused are arrested, while campaign schedules were disrupted and tensions rose days before the 6 November polling in Mokama.