Suspect in ASI's Death Arrested After 22 Months in Siraha

Siraha. Police have arrested the main accused in the death of Armed Police Inspector (Sai) Laxmaprasad Yadav, who was on duty in Siraha, by shooting him approximately 22 months later, said Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak, Chief of the District Police Office, Siraha. The arrested person is 37-year-old Mohammad Qurban Mansuri from Lalmania police station area of Madhubani district in Bihar, India. The District Police Office, Siraha stated that he is the owner and driver of the Tata Safari vehicle used in the incident. According to the police, based on information that a large quantity of liquor was being smuggled towards India from near the Nepal-India border in Kachanari, Baraiyarapatti Rural Municipality-1, the armed police team tried to stop the vehicle. During that time, the vehicle hit Sai Yadav, who was on duty, and he died due to serious injuries, according to the police. Police said the incident occurred on Mangshir 16, 2081 BS, at approximately 3:10 AM. At that time, a five-member patrol team under the command of Sai Yadav was deployed from the BOP in Kachanari. Police had been searching for Mansuri, who absconded after the incident, for a long time. According to the District Police Office, Siraha, on Bhadra 3, 2083 BS, at approximately 7:10 PM, when an attempt was made to arrest him near the Nepal-India border in Kachanari, he and two others fired one round towards the police team. Police stated that in retaliation, Mansuri was shot in the left elbow and right knee when police fired three rounds. The injured Mansuri has been taken into custody and admitted to the Provincial Hospital, Siraha for treatment. According to the District Police Office, Siraha, Mansuri is being investigated for using a vehicle to attack armed police on duty with the intent to kill and for organized crime. Police said that Mansuri was also involved in liquor smuggling on the Nepal-India border. Further investigation into the incident is underway, informed Basudev Pathak, Chief of the District Police Office, Siraha.