Congress confident of decisive action from Bihar Govt. over recent killings

With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and others leaving no stone unturned to corner the Bihar Government over recent criminal incidents in the state, the Congress, which is a part of the 'Mahagathbandhan', on Saturday expressed confidence that the JD (U) Government will 'act decisively' in order to bring the culprits to justice.

Speaking to ANI over the murder of a senior journalist in Bihar's Siwan district, Congress leader Manish Tewari condemned the killing and asked the state government to investigate and bring the responsible people to justice.

"Well it is extremely unfortunate that a journalist was killed under such circumstances. The state government must investigate and, whosoever is responsible, need to be brought to justice," Tewari told ANI.

"An impression should not be allowed to create that people can get away with any kind of criminalities. I am confident that the Bihar Government will act and act decisively in order to bring the culprits to justice," he added.

Two people have been detained in connection with the murder of senior journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, working with Hindi daily Hindustan, who was shot dead by criminals near the Siwan railway station.

Two bullets were fired at the Siwan bureau chief of the daily that hit on his head and neck. He was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

According to police, five motorcycle-borne criminals were waiting for Ranjan, who was walking down the road to his home, and shot him twice.

The ruling party JD (U) leader Ajay Alok, told ANI that the government would nab the culprits within 48 hours. "No matter who the criminals are, the government is determined to hunt them down within 48 hours.