Who Is Shakti Malik? Dalit Leader Shot Dead In Bihar's Purnea After Accusing Tejashwi Yadav Of Demanding Money For Party Ticket

Soon after his death, a video surfaced where Malik can been seen accusing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of seeking Rs 50 lakh as donation for him to give party ticket to contest election from Raniganj seat.

Patna: Month ahead of the crucial Bihar Assembly polls, a new controversy has boiled the political circles of the state with unprecedented killed of a Dalit leader Shakti Malik by the men in Purnea district on Sunday. As per reports, bike-borne men barged into Malik's house when he was sleeping, and shot him in the head killing him on the spot. Soon after his death, a video surfaced where Malik can been seen accusing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of seeking Rs 50 lakh as donation for him to give party ticket to contest election from Raniganj seat. In the video, Malik also alleged that Tejashwi threatened him to eliminate if he continues with his good work in the constituency. Following this, an FIR was registered against RJD leaders Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and four others in connection with the murder of Dalit leader. Who Is Shakti Malik? Shakti Malik was a Dalit leader from Purnea district. From being a small businessman to a political leader, Malik's ambition to rise to fame somewhere costed him his life. It is being said that Malik went to Patna with the help of local leaders of RJD and demanded party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections. What exactly happened in the meeting is still unknow but after his interaction with RJD leaders including Tejashwi, Malik made some serious allegations against them and spoke to various local media about the entire incident. What Police Said Superintendent of Police of Purnea Vishal Sharma said that an FIR lodged against six persons including RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav in connection with the murder. "My husband was feeding our child in the courtyard this morning when 3 masked goons made their way inside the house and shot him dead. They ran away in no time," Khushboo Devi, said wife of Shakti Malik Khushboo Devi also mentioned her husband's political enmity with several party leaders keen to contest in the forthcoming elections.