Laddan Miyan, a close aide of the former RJD member Shahabuddin Court on Thursday sent to 14-day judicial custody after he surrendered before the court in connection with the Siwan Journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.
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#WATCH: Laddan Miyan, key accused in Journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case & close aide of Shahabuddin, surrendershttps://t.co/P11KgKyJ7x
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 2, 2016
Laddan Miyan is contract killer who had been released from jail 15 days before Ranjan’s murder.
Rajdev Ranjan, a senior journalist at a Hindi daily, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on May 14.
The killing had drawn country-wide criticism for Nitish Kumar government as a reflection of the slide in law and order situation in the state, following which a CBI probe was ordered.
According to reports, five persons have already been arrested in the case till now. Laddan Miyan is the main accussed in the case.