Overview
- Patna police detained JDU candidate Anant Singh around midnight in the Dularchand Yadav case, arrested two associates, and said the trio will be produced in court today.
- The investigation is now with the CID, over 80 people have been detained for questioning, night raids continue, and forensic teams have collected stone samples from the scene.
- A post-mortem cites cardiorespiratory failure with traumatic injuries, while police said the body bore injury marks and noted a gunshot wound to the ankle.
- The Election Commission ordered transfers of local officials including the area SP and the Mokama RO, suspended one officer, and sought an action-taken report from the Bihar DGP by noon.
- Political tensions have intensified with opposition figures alleging a law-and-order breakdown and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari reporting an attack on his Buxar roadshow as the state prepares to vote on November 6 and 11.