Bihar’s Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Kailash Mahto was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne assailants in the Katihar district late Thursday. The incident took place under the limits of Barari Police Station.

Katihar SDPO, Om Prakash, said that they have started an investigation and the accused will be arrested soon.

Reports state that the 70-year-old leader was shot dead over a land dispute case. The police official said Mahto was shot multiple times in his stomach and head near his home over mutual enmity over land. Around 4-5 rounds of firing were done at the leader, said an official.

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Mahto, a resident of Ward No 12 of Purbi Bari Nagar Panchayat in the Barari Thana area, had also requested security from the state government a few days ago.

The police assured that strict action will be taken against the accused after proper investigation. Mahto’s body has been sent for post-mortem.

On April 14, a Dalit leader Rakesh Paswan was shot dead in Bihar’s Vaishali district. Paswan who was a Bhim Army leader, was shot over 20 times by unidentified bike-borne assailants at doorstep of his house in Lalgunj area.

Soon after the incident, Pasan was taken to district hospital where he was declared brought dead.

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A local Janata Dal United (JDU) leader and his aide were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Samastipur district of Bihar on Monday, police said.

A senior police official said that the deceased identified as, JDU leader Surendra Prasad Singh and his aide Satya Narayan Singh, came under attack from the gunmen who intercepted them while they were on their way to the Surendra’s brick kiln at his native village in Virsahia ward number 7. The local leader was also a former Mukhiya (village head), he said.

The official said that Surendra Prasad Singh was killed on the spot, while Satya Narayan Singh was referred to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries enroute.

The official further said that a case has been registered in this regard and investigation is underway to determine the cause behind the assassination, adding that the local police have recovered a number of cartridges from the crime scene.

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A report quoting Samastipur Superintendent of Police Vinay Tiwari said that an FIR has been registered and police are conducting raids to nab the accused.

Following the killing, locals blocked the blocked Samastipur-Rosera road for four hours by placing burning tyres on the path, demanding justice for the slain leader.

In related news Janata Dal United (JDU) Parliamentary Board Chairperson, Upendra Kushwaha on Monday severed ties with the party after the recent flareup in ties with JDU supremo and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.

In a presser organized to make the announced, the former JDU leader also revealed he was forming a new party—Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal.

Kushwaha told reporters that the decision to form the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal was taken unanimously and he has been named as its national president. He said the party will carry forward the legacy of Karpoori Thakur and also actively work towards rejecting the agreement made with RJD.

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