The Bihar Police on Saturday arrested Janata Dal (United)’s Mokama candidate Anant Singh in connection with the killing of a Jan Suraaj worker after a clash between alleged supporters of the two parties earlier this week.

The worker, Dularchand Yadav , was found dead inside a vehicle in Tartar village of Bihar’s Patna district on Thursday.

The area is part of the Mokama Assembly constituency, which goes to polls on November 6.

The state is under the model code of conduct, with Assembly elections scheduled for November 6 and November 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.

Along with Singh, the police on Saturday stated that they had also arrested two other persons – Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram.

During a press conference, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police

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