Overview
- Dularchand (Dular) Yadav, a former RJD loyalist campaigning for Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi, was killed during outreach in the Mokama Taal area.
- Senior officers said an FIR will be registered and a full investigation launched, noting the body had not yet been handed over to police for post-mortem.
- Accounts differ on how he died, with reports variously stating he was shot in the chest, shot in the leg and then run over, or rammed after being shot.
- Jan Suraaj leaders and the victim’s family accused JD(U) candidate Anant Singh, who countered by alleging involvement of RJD-linked strongman Surajbhan Singh.
- Security deployment has been increased in the constituency, which votes on November 6 in a high-profile three-way contest, as leaders including Tejashwi Yadav condemned the violence.