Contract killer trio in cop net

lgopalganj: Three men accused of abducting and killing one Kamlesh Gupta (20) of Nechuar village under Kuchaikot police station were arrested on Sunday. Kamaleshwar Singh, Tarkeshwar Nath Singh and Mukesh Yadav later confessed to their crime.

Superintendent of police (SP) Vinod Chaudhry said Kamlesh had married one Suman of Jagdauli village against the wishes of the bride’s father, Ganesh Sah. Sah’s hired three killers to abduct and kill Kamlesh in 2013. Sah is absconding.

Bankers beaten up

lgopalganj: Field officer of the State Bank of India, Thawe branch, and another employee, Krisna Kumar, were on Sunday badly beaten up when they went to recover Rs 10 lakh taken as loan by Madho Yadav. When the bankers insisted on payment, Madho’s son Raju and his men attacked them. An FIR has been lodged against Raju.

Red threat

lchhapra: BJP candidate from Saran parliamentary constituency Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday expressed concern over growing Maoist influence in Panapur, Dariapur and Sonepur blocks of the district.

Patna: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would address an election rally at Aurangabad on April 1. Party president Sonia Gandhi too is scheduled to address an election rally at Sasaram on April 3. A Congress press note on Sunday shared this information.

Jail raid

lchhapra: Police found two SIM cards, a mobile charger and a dagger from Chhapra jail on Sunday.