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Police Probe After Dularchand Yadav Is Killed in Mokama Campaign Violence

Police say gunfire erupted after rival convoys crossed paths, with an FIR to be filed.

Overview

  • Dularchand Yadav, a former RJD organiser campaigning with the Jan Suraaj Party, was killed during a clash that involved gunfire in Mokama.
  • Investigators said shots were fired when two campaign convoys crossed each other, and they received reports that a vehicle also tried to run people over.
  • Senior officers, including the Patna SSP, reached the scene as a large police deployment secured the area and opened an investigation.
  • Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi accused JD(U) nominee Anant Singh of orchestrating the attack, while Singh blamed RJD-linked Surajbhan Singh.
  • Officials said the body had not yet been handed to police for forensic confirmation of the exact cause of death, with voting in the constituency set for November 6 and 11.