A 25-year-old youth was murdered near station-Kitadih Road close to Tatanagar railway station under Bagbera police station area in the wee hours of Monday. The victim was identified as Rajendra Tiwary, a resident of Gwala Bustee at Kitadih.The police have sent the body to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College mortuary for autopsy and have registered a case of murder on the basis of the statement given by the victim’s elder brother Rajesh Tiwary.Bagbera police station Officer-in-charge Budhram Oraon said that a patrolling party of Bagbera police station was returning to the police station, the cops in the patrolling party saw a crowd and a youth lying in a pool of blood.
“We are investigating the incident. Illicit relationship might be the reason for murder. We have detained a youth suspecting his hand in the murder.The youth in police custody is identified as Pappu Yadav who is also a resident of Kitadih Gwala Bustee and also a friend of the victim,” said Oraon.According to sources, the murder victim was an electrician by profession and also used to run a motor garage at Golpahari.Oraon said that though they have picked up Pappu Yadav from his house in the morning after recording statement from the murder victim's brother, it is yet to be established that he is involved in the murder or not.