Saran post-poll violence: BJP leader, kin arrested

A local BJP leader and his cousin have been arrested in connection with the post-poll violence in Saran district on Tuesday in which an RJD supporter was shot dead and two others were injured, police said on Wednesday, adding that RJD candidate Rohini Acharya was also booked later for poll code violation and for provoking violence on a complaint by a BJP worker. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Superintendent of police Gaurav Mangla said Nagendra Rai, father of the deceased, identified as Chandan Kumar, had lodged an FIR against 12 named and 50 unidentified people, of which two named accused — Ramakant Singh, a state-level member of BJP working committee, and his cousin Ravikant Singh — were arrested and sent to judicial custody by a court on Wednesday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Meanwhile, tension continued to prevail in Chapra, the headquarter town of Saran district amid heavy deployment of police and paramilitary deployed at the spot. RJD chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya is the party candidate from Saran while his eldest daughter Misa Bharti, a Rajya Sabha member, is the party nominee from Patliputra, where polling is due on June 1.