DHARAN, Dec 8: Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with the murder of a city safari (rickshaw) driver in Sunsari. They were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in the shooting of driver Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary on October 12 in Karmaniya, Ramdhuni Municipality–2.
According to Sunsari District Police Chief SP Keshav Kumar Thebe, the arrested have been identified as Raj Kishor Sah, 43, of Ramdhuni–1, Nanda Kishor Sah, 40, of Ramdhuni–1, Ankit Sah, 28, of Rajbiraj Municipality–16, Saptari, Prince Kumar Das, 28, of Rajbiraj, Mohammad Ibran Miya, 34, of Bhokraha Narsingh–5, Giyas Mansuri, 37, of Dewangunj–4, and Mithilesh Yadav, 25, of Dewangunj–5.
On the evening of October 12, unidentified assailants had opened fire on Chaudhary, 45, who was driving a city safari bearing registration number Province 1–02–004 H 7804. The incident took place on an inner road section of Ramdhuni–2.
Police formed a special team for investigation and proceeded based on technical analysis, statements from locals, and the victim’s family.
Preliminary findings suggest Chaudhary was killed in a planned attack after allegedly “tormenting his family for a long time using occult practices,” SP Thebe said. The investigation has revealed monetary transactions and coordinated involvement of a group in carrying out the shooting.
Police stated that those arrested from various locations in Sunsari and Saptari have confessed to their roles during initial interrogation.
They are being prosecuted on charges of homicide. Sunsari District Court has extended their remand for further investigation, police added.