Bihar Police on Saturday arrested four men involved in connection with the murder of a journalist who was shot dead at his residence in Araria district during the early hours of Friday.The journalist who has been identified as Vimal Yadav, and used to work at a media house. According to the police officials, Vimal was shot in the chest by the accused who arrived at his residence in Raniganj.अररिया के रानीगंज थाना अंतर्गत दिo 18.08.23 को करीब 05ः30 बजे ग्राम-प्रेमनगर में विमल कुमार (35 वर्ष), सा0-प्रेमनगर को अज्ञात अपराधकर्मियों के द्वारा उनके दरवाजे पर जाकर आवाज देकर बुलाया गया और गोली मार दी गई, जिससे विमल यादव की मृत्यु हो गई।(1/3)#BiharPolice— Bihar Police (@bihar_police) August 18, 2023A case was registered based on a complaint filed by Vimals father. The police have informed that the FIR names eight accused of the murder, out of which, four have been arrested and search to nab other four is on.According to the preliminary investigations, the police has revealed that Vimals brother was also murdered in 2019 and he was the only witness in that case and was under undue pressure to change his testimony. The cause of murder is said to be an old enmity with his neighbour, according to the police officials.प्रारम्भिक जाँच में घटना का कारण मृतक का अपने पड़ोसी के साथ पुरानी रंजिश बतायी जा रही है।अग्रतर अनुसंधान एवं कार्रवाई की जा रही है।(3/3)@ArariaP @IPRD_Bihar @BiharHomeDept— Bihar Police (@bihar_police) August 18, 2023Colleague journalist protested in ArariaAfter the murder of journalist by unidentified men in Araria, the members of the Bihar Working Journalists Union on Friday staged a protest in Patna urged the state government to ensure the safety of journalists across the state.Meanwhile, the chief minister Bihar, Nitish Kumar, while speaking to media persons said, “It is a very unfortunate incident. How can someone kill a person this way I have asked the officials to inquire into it.”
