The disappearance and resurfacing of a contestant for mukhiya post in Musikhaap panchayat in Palamu is getting more enigmatic than murkier.
Sources said the contestant Pervesh Sao, alias Thegu Bahi, disappeared on Monday. Word went around that he was kidnapped when he had gone to the Pandu block to submit a copy of his poll expenditures. This panchayat Musikhaap is to vote this December 12.
The contestant Thegu Bhai resurfaced on Wednesday night safe and unhurt. DIG police Palamu Saket K Singh said the contestant did disappear only to resurface. He added the contestant was in constant touch with his family during the period from Monday to Wednesday night of his disappearance when he resurfaced.
He also said there was no ransom call made to this contestant. When told by The Pioneer that this contestant had hosted a chicken rice party a day before Monday, wherein the villagers abstained themselves from enjoying this feast which not only broke the heart of this contestant but also made him fearful of his imminent defeat at this rural hustings, he staged this melodrama of disappearance DIG Saket said, “He had really hosted a party of murga bhat, which was almost boycotted by villagers and that gave a signal to this contestant to just disappear”.
DIG said that Thegu Bhai’s cell phone signals gave police his location and presence in some part of Bihar’s Aurangabad on Monday and Tuesday. DIG also informed there were a couple of witnesses who vouched this contestant travelled by bus for Bihar’s Aurangabad .
On being asked that this resurfaced contestant had claimed he was made to withdraw money from ATM by force, by those who held him captive from Monday to Wednesday DIG said, “Police would definitely probe this withdrawal of money from ATM and for this, they would seek the assistance of the bank whose ATM this contestant had utilized”.
Palamu police are waiting for December 12 voting to be over to get to the bottom of truth and crack this case, added DIG. locals said the police have this inkling that the contestant staged all this to remain in news.