Overview
- Patna Police detained Anant Singh in a late-night operation and also arrested aides Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram in the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav.
- Officials said CAPF personnel were deployed for raids at Singh’s hideouts in the Barh–Mokama belt, and the three accused will be produced before a magistrate.
- The SSP said the post-mortem and preliminary investigation support a murder case, with multiple FIRs registered that also flag Model Code of Conduct violations.
- The Election Commission ordered transfers and disciplinary action against local officers tied to lapses in Mokama, as the district administration reported the situation has been stabilised.
- The arrests intensified campaign rhetoric, with opposition leaders attacking the government over law and order and ruling-alliance figures calling the action proof of enforcement, as Bihar votes on November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.