Tejashwi Yadav raises questions on Magadh Range IG in Bihar’s EO murder case
Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav has accused the Bihar government of shielding an LJP (RV) MLA in the murder case of Municipal Executive Officer Vimal Kumar. Yadav questioned the impartiality of the police investigation, specifically citing the Magadh Range IG's premature conclusion that the victim's driver acted alone.
Why it matters
The case highlights significant political tensions and allegations of corruption within the Bihar state administration regarding the handling of high-profile criminal investigations.
Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) alleged that the Bihar government was protecting the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MLA Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Sonu Singh in the murder case of Municipal Executive Officer (EO) Vimal Kumar, in which police have arrested Vimal’s driver Mithilesh Kumar.
The EO of Dalmianagar Municipal Council in Bihar’s Rohtas district was beaten to death on Saturday night (August 1, 2026) in Aurangabad district when he was on his way to his home in Patna. The officer’s wife, Babita Kumari, had alleged the hand of an LJP (RV) MLA in the murder.
Vimal’s wife has accused the MLA and said that the MLA used to call her husband every day and demand ₹25 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
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