Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Saturday termed the Mokama firing incident as “politically motivated” and demanded a judicial inquiry into the case.

Speaking on the matter, Singh said, “It is a politically motivated murder, and we demand an inquiry with a High Court sitting judge.”

The remarks came after a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, was killed during a firing between two groups while campaigning for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections in Mokama.

Meanwhile, two Station House Officers (SHOs) have been suspended in connection with the case, officials confirmed on Saturday.

According to the Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) of Patna, Ghoswari SHO Madhusudan Kumar and Bhadaur SHO Ravi Ranjan have been suspended following preliminary investigations into the incident

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