BJP Leader, Wife Killed In Bihar's Arrah, Police Say Accused Hit Them With Blunt Objects

Police said that the elderly BJP leader and his wife were killed with blunt objects. Both husband and wife were retired professors.

New Delhi: An elderly BJP leader and his wife were killed in Bihar's Arrah city late on Monday night, reported news agency IANS. 

The deceased have been identified as Mahendra Prasad Singh (67) and his wife Pushpa Singh (65). The couple resided in Katira locality under Nawada police station in the city. 

The deceased were killed with blunt objects, reported IANS citing police.  

Both Mahendra and his wife were retired professors and living in Veer Kunwar Singh colony in Katira locality. As per the report, they also have some properties in the city which are on rent. 

On getting the information of the incident, Pramod Kumar, SP of Bhojpur, ASP Himanshu, Nawada police station SHO Suresh Ravidas, town police station SHO Sanjiv Kumar and other officers reached the crime scene and initiated the investigation. 

Bhjpur SP Pramod Kumar said, "The preliminary investigation reveals that the accused hit them with the blunt objects that led to their death. We have called for the FSL team to collect evidence. The bodies were sent for the post-mortem." 

Speaking on the murder, BJP leader Mahendra Prasad’s brother Hira Singh said that the elderly couple resided alone in the flat while their three daughters, who are married, live in other cities. 

"Mahendra came to my house on January 26. Since then, I have not been in contact with him. I was informed by their elder daughter, who resides with her husband in Jamshedpur. She informed me that Mahendra or Pushpa were not picking the phone. When I reached their flat, they were found dead," Singh said as quoted by IANS. 

Mahendra Prasad Singh was the president of the BJP youth wing in the past and also contested the assembly election in 2020 from Rohtas's Karakat constituency.