Bihar: Ex-MLA Surendra Sharma held for ordering daughter’s ‘honour killing’

By way of PTI

PATNA: A former Bihar MLA has been arrested for hiring contract killers to bump off his daughter with whom he has been disillusioned, as she married a person of some other caste, police stated.

Surendra Sharma was once apprehended on Sunday after the hitmen, whom he had paid Rs 20 lakh for the “honour killing”, spilled the beans, stated Pramod Kumar, SP, Town (East) of Patna.

“An strive was once made on his daughter’s lifestyles at the intervening evening of July 1-2. The girl, who lives in Shri Krishna Puri police station space, lodged a police criticism that she have been fired at by way of unidentified individuals, who sped away on a motorbike after lacking the objective,” Kumar stated.

An extensive seek operation was once introduced and on Saturday, Abhishek alias Chhote Sarkar, who heads the group, was once arrested in conjunction with two of his buddies.

Abhishek informed police about Sharma, who had served a time period within the legislative meeting from his local Saran district within the Nineties.

No longer recognized to have any celebration affiliations, Sharma, who had contested as an Unbiased, could also be stated to have prison antecedents.

3 country-made pistols, a number of rounds of ammunition and a motorbike and not using a quantity plate are a number of the pieces recovered from the ownership of Abhishek and his buddies, the SP added.