The murder of a journalist Vimal Yadav in Bihar at the doorstep of his house in Araria has caused widespread outrage with the opposition BJP alleging that 'jungle raj' has returned to the state. Bihar Police on Saturday said, four persons have been arrested, namely Bhavesh Yadav, Ashish Yadav, Vipin Yadav and Umesh Yadav, while remand has been sought for two others, Rupesh Yadav and Kranti Yadav, who are presently in Araria jail. Two accused are absconding, a police official said. The FIR filed on the basis of a complaint by the journalist's father names eight persons, out of which four have been nabbed. The journalist Vimal Kumar Yadav, working for Hindi daily Jagaran, was the sole witness of the murder of his brother, who was the local sarpanch, in 2019, and he was to depose in court. On early Friday morning, the four killers barged into his house, and gunned him down at the doorstep. This is the eighth attack on journalists in Bihar since 2016. Two days ago, a police inspector in Samastipur was gunned down by cattle smugglers in broad daylight. Vimal Kumar's family alleged that he had sought police protection because he was to testify in court against criminals, but he was not given. He was threatened by criminals not to depose, but he stood his ground. All the four killers had covered their faces at the time of crime. Police said, the murder of the journalist was due to old rivalry. The casual and insensitive manner in which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reacted the murder is really shocking. His remark does not show the urgency expected from the head of a state government. State BJP chief Samrat Choudhary alleged that Nitish Kumar was busy travelling to Delhi and Mumbai. "He has no time to check what is happening in Bihar, where criminals have gone out of control", he said. Several questions arise. When the local police knew that the journalist's life was at stake because criminals were intimidating him not to testify in court, why wasn't he given protection? How did the criminals gather courage to reach the journalist's house to gun him down? I think the problem is with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's lackadaisical attitude towards the rising crime graph. If daylight murders take place, people are bound to raise questions. Opposition parties will get a handle to attack the government, but Nitish Kumar or Tejashwi Yadav cannot defend themselves by saying that BJP is trying to defame the government. They cannot get away by saying that murders and crimes take place in Delhi too, and Manipur is on fire. If the media and police are not safe in Bihar, what can the common man expect? from IndiaTV India: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/xuM96Kt
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