Dumka: Two siblings were among three persons have been arrested in the June 18 firing on Poraiyahat panchayat mukhiya Anupam Kumar Bhagat alias Laddu. The criminals had fire two shots at him in the main market area and fled on bike. Bhagat escaped narrowly.In his complaint, Bhagat had named Ankit Yadav, Nayan Yadav and Vikash Yadav claiming that he was targeted because he had recently testified against them in the court in the 2024 murder case of one Shailendra Bhagat.DSP (Headquarters) J P N Chaudhary said, “The accused have confessed to their crime. The pistol used in the crime, four live cartridges, a country-made firearm with one round of ammunition, a car, and two phones were seized from them.““Ankit and Nayan are siblings and hail from Dropad Rajapur. They have criminal antecedents involving murder, robbery and Arms Act violations. At least nine cases are registered against them in Saraiyahat (Dumka) and Bounsi (Banka, Bihar) police stations,“ DSP said.
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