Incident Reports

Mastermind of Arun Singhaniya murder case nabbed

2016-03-29

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

Police on Tuesday night have nabbed alleged mastermind of media entrepreneur Arun Singhaniya murder case. Police arrested Chandra Deep Yadav along with his girlfriend from Dhanusha district in connection with the murder last night. Singhania, who was shot dead on 1 March 2010, was publisher of Janakpur-based newspaper Janakpur Today and owner of Radio Today. Yadav was running underground activities in Janakpur area from Jayanagar of India. Gunmen had shot Singhaniya, chairman of the media company Today Group, three times at point-blank range near his residence in Janakpur in 2010. Alleged murderer Yadav was a candidate for first Constituent Assembly elections from Dhanusha constituency number 6 on behalf of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic. Yadav is believed to have been close relation with Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar and mastermind of Janakpur bomb incident Sanjay Takla aka Sanjya Sah. Yadav along with Sah and another person Rambinod Yadav had gone underground ever since the police had intensified the investigations into the Singaniya murder and Janakpur bomb case. Saha is now serving his jail term in connection Janakpur bomb case. Yadav has also been charged in Rajendra Prasad murder case in Dhanusha. Rajendra was murdered some three months ago. He has been also charged for opening fires at Nasid Miya and Ram Soghrat Mahato at Birendra bazaar of Dhanush district. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons Small arms
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
National/Online Media

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