Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav condemned the alleged murder of Jitan Sahani, father of Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani. He lashed out at the Bihar and central government over the state's law and order situation and said that crimes are happening despite a double engine government in the state.
Meanwhile, three people have been detained in connection with the alleged murder of Jitan Sahani. He was found murdered at his ancestral home in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Tuesday, with several stab injuries and cut marks on his chest and stomach.
Expressing condolences to the family, Yadav said: "We are very saddened by the murder of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani's father. We have deep condolences for the family. May God give strength to them in these harsh times."
Hitting out at the Nitish Kumar-led government, Tejashwi Yadav said that a "gundaraj" was prevailing in the state.
"Despite there being two Deputy CMs of double engine government, murders, rapes, other crimes are happening in Bihar and the government is doing nothing," he said.
'Terror Rule Has Been Established In Bihar': Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav further went on to allege that the morale of the criminals is being supported, protected, and sponsored by the government.
"Terror rule has been established in the state. I am continuously saying that in the double engine powered government of Bihar, the morale of the criminals supported by the government, protected by the government and sponsored by the government has increased so much that they can kill anyone whenever they want, wherever they want, however they want, and in whatever way they want," Yadav tweeted.
Critcising the NDA government, Yadav further wrote that it "keeps repeating the same old dialogue that there is good governance, while hundreds of people are dying untimely deaths in criminal incidents every day."
"We even issue crime bulletins, but the arrogant government does not care. If tired leaders and retired officers will handle the law and order of the state, then this will be the result," he added.
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Last Rites Performed, Probe On
Several people gathered to attend Jitan Sahani's last rites that were performed today.
Darbhanga (Rural) SP Kamya Mishra told news agency PTI about the detention of three people and said: "Three people have been detained. We are questioning them based on CCTV footage. Apart from that, we are also looking at fingerprints; the FSL team had come and they collected fingerprints from the site. We are considering all angles."
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the district police was constituted to investigate the matter, the Darbhanga Police stated in a statement.
Following the incident, many leaders including Union minister and chief of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and state BJP chief, Samrat Choudhary, and RJD leader and party MLC, Shakti Singh Yadav, among others, condemned the alleged murder of Sahani's father.