PATNA, August 02: The Executive Officer of (EO) of Dalmianagar Municipal Council in Bihar was beaten to death by some persons.
Driver has been arrested for allegedly killing Dehri-Dalmianagar Municipal Council Executive Officer Vimal Kumar after an argument that allegedly broke out during their drive home.
Vimal Kumar left Rohtas for the four-hour drive to Patna with his driver, after an official programme.
The driver initially informed police that unidentified assailants had attacked the executive officer and that he died while being taken to hospital.
An FIR invokes murder charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Police said inconsistencies in the driver’s statements led to his arrest.
Police said the driver told investigators he had been under stress because of long working hours and frequently argued with his employer.
During the drive to Patna, he allegedly wanted to stop to relieve himself but was told not to halt the vehicle. He said this immediately led to tension. He stopped the vehicle, picked up an iron rod kept inside it and first struck the car.
When the Executive Officer got down, he repeatedly attacked him with the rod, but the victim’s wife, alleged a political hand in the killing, claiming that a local MLA had been trying to extort her husband.
More reports awaited.
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