Bihar Police arrest 5 for Siwan journalist''s murder

Patna, May 25

Five people have been arrested on charges of having killed a journalist in Siwan district, Bihar Police said on Wednesday.

"The police arrested five persons in connection with the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan and recovered a 7.65 bore country-made pistol and three motorcycles," Additional Director General of Police (ADG Headquarters) Sunil Kumar told reporters at a press briefing, identifying them as Rohit Kumar, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Rajesh Kumar, Ishu Kumar and Sonu Kumar Gupta.

“Rohit Kumar has admitted to having fired on the scribe, resulting in his death,” he officer said.

The police are still looking for others suspected of having been involved in the murder.

Some unidentified gunmen had shot Ranjan, district bureau head of a leading regional newspaper, dead while he was riding his motorcycle in Siwan on May 13.

The killing had drawn sharp reactions on the state of affairs under Nitish Kumar’s government in Bihar, with opposition BJP aubbing it the return of “Jungle Raj (jungle rule”.  — PTI