KUMUD JENAMANI
Jamshedpur, April 21: Karni Sena leader Vinay Singh’s murder was suspected to have been conspired by a criminal gang operating in the steel city, especially at the Mango area of the city.
The police have got a clue about the gang responsible for the murder and are working on it to nail the killer.
Body Found Near Highway, Pistol and Scooty Recovered
Vinay Singh (40), who was the Jharkhand president of the Hindu righteous outfit Karni Sena, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Baliguma along the NH-33 under MGM thana area late on Sunday night.
The bullet-riddled body was found lying in a field about 300 metres away from the NH. Beside the body Singh’s pistol and his Scooty were also found.
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Final Phone Call Leads to Suspicion
A resident of Sahara City in Mango, Singh was sitting at a shop near his house along the NH-33 at about 9.30 pm when he got a call on his cellphone. Soon after, he came out of the shop and rode towards Dimna Chowk, but did not return despite the inordinate delay.
The anxious family members and friends had then started searching for him and finally found his body lying at Baliguma, about three km away from his house.
Community Rivalry Suspected
SP (Rural) Rishabh Garg claimed to have detected the gang involved in the murder.
“We have found a strong clue about the gang responsible for the killing of Vinay Singh. We are working on it. We hope the case will be detected soon,” Garg said while talking to The Jharkhand Story.
The police seemed to have got the clue from the call that had prompted Vinay Singh to go away from the shop in a huff towards the Dimna Chowk and beyond.
Sources from the knowledgeable circle revealed that the elements belonging to the same community that Vinay Singh was from are responsible for the murder.
“There was an undercurrent of rivalry between the emerging Hindu righteous leader and a Mango-based dreaded criminal over establishing supremacy respectively in the area. The criminal has finally conspired to murder his rival,” said the sources.
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Supporters Protest, Demand Swift Action
Meanwhile, the murder of Vinay Singh had sparked instant reaction, leading his supporters to staging a blockade for a couple of hours at the Dimna Chowk around midnight.
The protestors were demanding the arrest of those responsible for the murder of their beloved leader.
