Mokama murder: EC orders replacement of two officials; seeks action compliance report

NEW DELHI: Taking steadfast enactment successful the aftermath of caller execution of Jan Suraaj Party protagonist Dularchand Yadav successful Mokama assembly constituency successful Bihar, the Election Commission connected Saturday ordered the replacement of superintendent of constabulary (SP), Patna Rural, and the Mokama returning officer.The canvass sheet besides called for initiation of disciplinary proceedings against Mokama returning serviceman Chandan Kumar and 2 sub divisional constabulary officers Rakesh Kumar and Abhishek Singh “at the earliest” and asked the study to beryllium furnished to the commission. The EC further directed the contiguous suspension of Abhishek Singh implicit the purported ‘law and order’ lapse. In a connection sent connected Saturday to the Bihar main electoral officer, the committee said it had approved the replacement of Chandan Kumar, sub-divisional serviceman (SDO) of Barh and returning serviceman of Mokama AC, with Ashish Kumar, an IAS serviceman and presently further municipal commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation. The canvass sheet besides approved Anand Kumar Singh, lawman SP (DySP), CID, Patna arsenic Rakesh Kumar’s replacement and brought Ayush Shrivastava, Dy SP, Anti-Terrorist Squad, Patna, successful spot of Abhishek Singh.Directing that Patna Rural SP Vikram Sihag whitethorn besides beryllium transferred, the EC urgently sought a sheet of officers for posting his substitute. “A compliance study successful this respect whitethorn beryllium furnished by 12 noon of Nov 2, 2025,” EC told the CEO.

Dularchand Yadav was changeable dormant successful Mokama a mates of days backmost successful the mediate of predetermination campaign. The execution triggered a governmental slugfest with antithetic parties condemning the incident. RJD person Tejashwi Yadav cited the incidental arsenic a instrumentality and bid nonaccomplishment and questioned the Patna medication and the EC implicit enactment to beryllium taken successful the aftermath of the incident. Mokama – which goes to polls connected Nov 6 -- is known for being a stronghold of arguable ‘bahubalis’ oregon strongmen who usage muscle-power to disturb the level playing tract and power electors to ballot for their favoured candidate.