The Election Commission of India on Saturday took major action in the Dularchand Yadav murder case in Mokama, ordering transfers of four officers - including Patna Rural SP Vikram Sihag - and directing suspension proceedings against one officer.

Ashish Kumar, a 2022-batch IAS officer currently serving as Additional Municipal Commissioner in the Patna Municipal Corporation, has been posted in Barh as SDO in place of Chandan Kumar.

CID Dy SP Anand Kumar Singh has been sent to Barh-I SDPO in place of Rakesh Kumar, while ATS DSP Ayush Srivastava has been posted as Barh-II SDPO, replacing Abhishek Singh.

The Commission has also removed Patna Rural SP Vikram Sihag and sought a detailed report on the case by 12 noon on November 2.

The move follows the EC’s earlier direction to the Bihar DGP a

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