Villagers protest death of youth in Nalanda
Patna: An irate mob blocked the road near Ajanta Cinema at Ramchandrapur locality under Laheri police station area in Nalanda on Sunday, following the recovery of the body of a 22-year-old-youth.
He was missing from his home since Saturday evening, and his body was recovered later in the night from Shivaji Nagar locality. The family alleged that he was killed by his friends. The youth was working in a paint company in Hyderabad and had recently returned home on May 20, police said.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as Deepu Kumar alias Lala, son of Vijay Kumar Sharma, a native of Nischalganj village under Parwalpur police station area.
Vijay has been selling sweets in Biharsharif for the past 30 years.
Deepu's mother, Manju Devi, said he brought home a cellphone on Saturday evening, which his friends asked him to sell for Rs 5,000. "I refused to accept the phone and asked him to return it. He left but came back shortly. While I was scolding him about the phone, his friends called him outside," she said.
Shortly afterward, locals found Deepu unconscious outside his house.
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He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Following the postmortem, family members and local residents placed the body on the road near Ajanta Cinema, burning tyres and demanding immediate arrest of Deepu's friends, whom they accused of murder. The protesters alleged that his friends deliberately intoxicated him before killing him.
Laheri station house officer (SHO) Ranjit Kumar Rajak said, "Police reached the spot immediately after receiving information about the road blockade.
The situation was brought under control after assuring the family of a proper investigation into the matter."
He further said that while initial probe suggests a possible drug overdose, the exact cause of death would be determined after the postmortem. "The family maintains that this could be a premeditated incident and demands swift arrest and strict punishment for the culprits. The police are investigating the case from all angles, and further action will be taken based on the family's formal complaint," the SHO added.
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