Vikassheel Insaan Party president and former Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister of Bihar Mukesh Sahani’s father Jitan Sahani was killed at his partially constructed house in Jirat village, Supaul Bazar, Darbhanga. The body was discovered on the morning of 16th July. The authorities have arrested the murderer identified as 40-year-old Kazim Ansari who has confessed to the crime. The body of the 70-year-old man was found in his house and the belongings were in disarray. A First Information Report was registered under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The perpetrator had borrowed Rs 1 lakh in 2022 and then Rs 50,000 in 2023 on interest from the victim which turned out to be the motive behind the killing. Lack of funds forced Kazim Ansari to close his store and following his unemployment, he mortgaged his land at the interest rate of four per cent per month. He, however, could not return the money. He and his companion, Mohammad Sitara also known as Chhedi, went to meet Jitan Sahni on 12th July. They talked about the amount, lowering the interest rate and returning the land but their discussion escalated into an altercation.
Chhedi and Mukesh Sahni’s cousin Pramod who were present at the location verified the same. Afterwards, the culprit and his friends hatched a conspiracy to forcefully steal the loan documents. He also conducted a recce between 10-11 pm on the night of the incident, which was captured on CCTV camera. They broke into Jitan Sahani’s house from the back door at around 1:30 am. They then woke him up and demanded the papers.
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Four individuals who were seen entering and leaving the property in the CCTV footage were taken into custody by the Special Task Force (STF). According to news reports, Jitan Sahani started abusing them and Kazim Ansari repeatedly stabbed him with a knife, while his associates held Sahani’s hands and feet. They also threw an almirah into the water when they couldn’t locate its key or the paperwork. They believed that it would save them from paying the loan.
The police have seized the accused’s clothes he was wearing at the time of the incident. A forensic investigation revealed that there was blood on them. Meanwhile, Purnia Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav also reached Mukesh Sahani’s residence who travelled to Patna from Mumbai after learning about the occurrence.
