Police have detained two suspects for questioning in connection with the murder of senior BJP leader Fakir Rana, while a search is underway to arrest two other absconding accused.
Rana, husband of Dam Karlakhunta Sarpanch Snigdha Rana, was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants near the panchayat office under Madanpur Rampur police limits on Wednesday evening. The attack occurred around 8 pm, when the assailants assaulted him with knives and fled. Locals rushed the critically injured leader to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Sarpanch Snigdha Rana has accused four persons from Karlakhunta village of involvement in the killing and lodged a formal complaint. Police have seized the body and launched an investigation. Two of the accused named by the Sarpanch have been detained, while efforts continue to trace the remaining two.
