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After triple murder, MLA's kin shot dead in Gopalganj

PATNA: Tension has gripped Gopalganj following the murder of one Shashikant Tiwari alias Munna Tiwari (50), a close relative of JD(U) MLA from Kuchaikote, Amrendra Kumar Pandey alias Pappu Pandey, around 12.30pm on Tuesday. No one was arrested in the case till late evening.


Pandey is himself an accused in the triple murder case lodged by RJD leader JP Yadav , whose parents and brother were shot dead at Rupanchak under Hathua police station in Gopalganj district on Monday night.

Yadav, who also suffered bullet injuries, and is undergoing treatment at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH). The MLA’s elder brother, Satish Pandey and his son Mukesh Pandey of village Nayagaon Tulasiya were arrested in the case. Mukesh is Gopalganj district board chairman. The MLA is evading arrest.

Tiwari, an affluent farmer, was shot dead by unidentified criminals when he was talking to a relative near his house at Repura under Hathua police station. He died on the spot while the assailants escaped on their motorbikes towards neighbouring Siwan district.

Gopalganj SP Manoj Kumar Tiwari said the assailants had been identified and raids were on to nab them. “Additional armed forces have been deployed at Repura as a precautionary measure,” he added.

Gopalganj DM Arshad Aziz said he was personally monitoring the situation in the wake of spate of murders in the last couple of days.

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