Siwan: Laddan Mian, one of the main accused in journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case surrendered before the Chief Judicial Magistrate court's in Siwan on Thursday. He has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
Laddan, who is the resident of Ram Nagar area under town police station of the district, surrendered three days after the CJM court ordered pasting of notice to attach his properties.
Rajdeo Ranjan, district bureau head of a leading regional newspaper, was shot dead by unidentified men when he was going on his motorcycle near a fruit market on station road in Siwan on May 13.
Laddan is a close associate of jailed RJD strongman Mohammad Shahbuddin. The RJD leader and four time former MP from Siwan, Mohammad Shahbuddin has been moved to Bhagalpur jail from Siwan after the incident.
The Siwan police had on May 25 arrested five persons from different localities of Siwan in connection with the killing of the journalist.
The police had also recovered 7.65 bore country-made pistol used in the crime from one accused Rohit Kumar who the police claimed having confessed firing at the scribe.
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