Overview
- Victim identified as Shankar Manjhi, 22, a Bihar native working at an under-construction government quarters site in Guna’s Cantt area.
- Police detained maternal uncles Rajesh Manjhi and Toofani Manjhi within about an hour of locating the body and placed them in custody.
- Preliminary inquiry indicates the argument centered on Bihar assembly results, with the victim backing RJD and the accused supporting JD(U).
- Investigators say the accused assaulted Shankar and forced his face into mud, leading to choking; he was declared dead at a district hospital.
- A murder case has been registered and the probe continues, with some reports differing on the victim’s exact home district in Bihar.