Siraha Police Arrest Two Accused in Shooting Incidents

Siraha. The District Police Office, Siraha has arrested and made public two accused involved in a murder by shooting and an attempt to murder. The police have brought the main masterminds involved in two separate serious incidents that occurred in the month of Magh, 2082 BS, into legal purview after meticulous investigation.

According to the police, in the incident of murder by shooting of 42-year-old Premnath Yadav in the Bashghari area of Siraha Municipality Ward No. 7 on Magh 16, 2082 BS, neighbor 52-year-old Upendra Yadav, who is also a former teacher, has been arrested. It has been revealed that Yadav, due to family enmity and discord, took the help of Indian criminals and made a deal for a सुपारी of 3 lakh rupees for revenge. Preliminary investigation shows that he has already paid 1 lakh rupees as advance and has 2 lakh rupees remaining to pay.

A team under the command of a police inspector was formed to investigate the incident, and BTS, CDR of 80 people, interrogation, and polygraph tests of 6 suspects were conducted. The investigation, with the help of the technical team of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Indian police, confirmed the involvement of Indian criminals.

The arrested Upendra Yadav has confessed to his involvement, and an investigation is underway with a 5-day remand granted by the District Court against him on a murder charge. The police have stated that the identities of other Indian criminals involved in the incident have been established and their search is ongoing.

Similarly, the police have also achieved success in the incident where 55-year-old priest Shyam Sundar Sharma of Jitiya Temple in Aurahi Rural Municipality Ward No. 5 was shot and injured on Magh 4, 2082 BS. The priest was shot in the back of the head while sleeping inside the temple, causing serious injury.

During the investigation of this incident, 55-year-old Hari Thakur from Aurahi Rural Municipality Ward No. 5 has been arrested. It has been revealed that due to family enmity, he gave 50,000 rupees to an Indian shooter with the intention of killing the priest.

Regarding both these incidents, the spokesperson of the District Police Office, Siraha, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Pal informed that further investigation is ongoing.