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Outrage grows over scribe’s killing, kin demand CBI probe

Amid the outrage over the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Bihar, his family on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the incident as BJP took to streets across the state in support, holding protest marches.

Three persons, including Upendra Singh, a history sheeter allegedly linked to RJD strongman and former Lok Sabha MP from Siwan Mohammed Shahabuddin have been detained in connection with the incident but no arrests have been made so far.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was in Lucknow, has expressed “sadness” and said the “guilty will not be spared”.

The slain journalist’s family, including his wife and father, have demanded CBI investigation, saying they have no faith in the local police.

“There is indeed a political angle to my husband’s murder two days ago as he did not have personal enmity with anyone. But there could also be professional reasons,” Ranjan’s wife Asha Devi said, and demanded a CBI probe. She sought death sentence to the culprits and vowed to fight till her last breath for justice. Ranjan’s 75-year-old father Radha Chaudhary and brother Gautam echoed her demand.

“The state government should bear cost of education and related needs of 16-year-old Ashish Ranjan and his eight year-old sister Sakshi Ranjan as their father will no more be with them to secure their future,” Gautam Ranjan said.
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