Darbhanga Murder: The incident of murder has spread sensation amid the festival of Durga Puja in Darbhanga. Surendra Thakur, 65, was shot dead while he was sleeping at the door of his house in Barhi Tole of Rupauli village under Bishanpur police station area. Surendra Thakur used to work in furniture making. The incident took place late on Friday night. On Saturday morning, when his daughter reached to wake up her father, he was found dead on the bed in a pool of blood.
The bullet had gone through his head. According to the information, during Durga Puja in the village, there was a loud sound, due to which no one could hear the sound of gunfire at night. The family members have also mentioned the land dispute that has been going on for about 24 years, although no one has been directly accused.
The daughter of the deceased has expressed suspicion of conspiracy murder
The deceased’s daughter Rakhi Kumari has suspected that her father was murdered as part of a conspiracy. According to media reports, Rakhi told that the father was sleeping outside the house as usual, while the family members were inside. No one came to know at night. Durga Puja has been organized near the village, where a loud sound was playing. In such a situation, the sound of firing was not heard.
The police have launched a probe into the matter.
The daughter told that the aunt had gone to pluck flowers at night. Then the father was looking at the mobile. After plucking the flowers, Aunty Vas came and then went to sleep. As soon as the incident was reported, City SP Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Sadar SDPO Rajiv Kumar and the FSL team reached the spot. The police have started investigating by collecting evidence from the spot.
At present, the police are investigating all possible aspects to identify the reasons for the murder and the culprits. City SP Ashok Kumar Chaudhary said that prima facie it appears to be a case of murder. The police are investigating from every angle.