Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ward councillor Kedar Rai was shot dead in Patna early on 10 August. According to local news reports, Rai was on his morning walk when three bike-borne assailants opened fire on him and fled the spot.
Rai, who was shot three times, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he breathed his last. A news24online report suggests that Rai was a close confidante of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Lalu Yadav told ANI:
Iss hathya mein bade bade logon ka haath hai... yeh ek saajish hai. Isme political lohg bhi hain. (Influential people are involved in this murder. It is a conspiracy. There are political names involved too.)
He said that the names of the accused would be out in the open soon, and revealed that Rai’s death was linked to a scam in Bagalpur worth crores.
The cause for the murder is yet to be ascertained, but initial reports suggest it may be related to a property deal. The local police is reportedly looking into the case, and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
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