Controversial former Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who seeks to reclaim the Mokama seat on a ticket of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), was arrested in a late-night operation on Saturday (November 1) in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav.

Singh, who had been under the scanner since the killing of Yadav, who recently clashed with his sympathisers, was nabbed from his house in Barh, about 200 km from Patna.

Police also arrested two other persons, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram, who were also present when the incident took place. All three will soon be produced before a magistrate.

Yadav died while he was campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate Piyush Priyadarshi in Patna’s Mokama on Thursday. The incident took place close to the Bhadaur and Ghoswari pol

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