A CRPF constable identified as Narender Kumar Tiwary surrendered to the Sadar Police station on Thursday in the wake of death of a youth, Madhusudan Shukla, (18), who was alleged to have been stabbed by him at Singra locality on NH 75 in Palamu. According to DSP Prabhat Ranjan Barwar, the CRPF constable belonged to the 153rd battalion of the CRPF deployed in Bihar’s Motihari. Tiwary is of its one company and is in Nabinagar in Bihar and is on leave in Palamu.About the episode the DSP continued saying “This CRPF constable and his sister-in-law were near a mandir situated by the side of NH 75 this Thursday when some village bullies Tiwary and passed some remarks and objections which erupted in fury which led to the stabbing of Madhusudan Shukla who died before reaching the Sadar hospital.”
The DSP said that Tiwary reached Sadar Police station and surrendered to police. Police have taken him into custody. Sources said the cop’s version was different who is reported to have told police that when there was eruption of anger and passion there was some kind of melee in which stabbing took place. Sources said the CRPF constable surrendered to police as a mark of respect for law and also to save himself from public lynching. However the weapon with which fatal stabbing was done remained un-recovered, admitted the DSP.The day light stabbing to death caused jamming of NH 75 for hours. It caused a huge jam on NH 75. The NH 75 connects Jharkhand to Chhatisgarh, UP and Bihar.