Main accused in Ara trader murder case surrenders

Ara: The main accused in the Munna Sai murder case, Sonu Prasad surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court here on Monday. Three other accused had already been arrested in the case. Munna was allegedly killed by the four near his house at New Area Babu Bazar under the Town police station area of Ara on Saturday morning.
Senior BJP man and Union minister Giriraj Singh visited Sai’s house on Monday.Talking to media persons, Giriraj said Sai’s murder in full public view proved that criminals had no fear of law in Bihar. Instead, people have started fearing for safety. He said many criminal incidents happened at Ara recently. Giriraj said the situation is like that during the pre 2005 period in Bihar. Leader of opposition in Bihar legislative assembly Prem Kumar also visited Sai’s house.
It may be mentioned that on April 30, some criminals had thrown a bomb at a mall in the town for extortion. On May 9, the deputy mayor of Ara was shot at by some criminals.
Singh also visited Ranisagar under the Shahpur police station area of Bhojpur district on Monday. Dozens of shops of a particular community had been burned there by a rampaging mob on July 7 and 8, leading to communal tension in the area. The cause of communal tension was an objectionable comment made by a person on the Facebook against a particular community.
According to Bhojpur police, the situation at Ranisagar is normal. Bhojpur SP Kshatranil Singh said shops and property of 22 persons had been damaged and each victim would be given Rs9800 as immediate relief. They would get further compensation after a committee asked to conduct a survey about the exact damages submits its report. The SP said 18 persons have been named in the FIR and three of them have already been arrested.