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2 held on charges of abduction, killing of a supervisor

SURESH NIKHAR

Bokaro police have arrested two persons on charges of abducting and killing a supervisor named Binod Kumar Singh from Chas Bokaro. The accused identified as Jai Ram Prasad and Rakesh  Kumar have been arrested in the case. 

According to the police, the accused Jai Ram Prasad had a dispute with the deceased  family members, following which they decided to teach them a lesson.

The accused abducted the supervisor has been identified as Bheem Singh on January 7 from Chas in Bokaro and later his half burnt body was found near Purulia in West Bengal.

Soon after the complaint was received at Bokaro City police station, the police formed ten different teams to investigate the matter.

 The accused had killed the supervisor Bheem Singh and abandoned his dead body on a terrace at an isolated place near Rudra village in Purulia district, said police. During the investigation, a team of police traced the mobile number which was used to send messages to the deceased’s family to demand extortion. This way, one of the accused was traced.  

After police arrested the accused, he confessed to the crime and revealed details about his associate who was later arrested by the police. 

A case of abduction had been registered against four persons namely Jai Ram Prasad, Rakesh Kumar,  Vijay Yadav and Lala Raju Singh at Bokaro city police station by one Binod Kumar Singh on January 10 and police have added a kidnapping section to the matter. The police team of the Bokaro city police is investigating further in the matter.