JD(U) polling agent killed in Nalanda

Unidentified miscreants hacked to death a 62-year-old JD(U) polling agent during his morning walk in a village in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Monday, reports Kshitiz.

Locals found Anil Mahto lying injured in Maua village under Parwalpur police station area and alerted his family. They rushed him to sadar hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

“Anil’s wife alleged his selection as a polling agent had sparked enmity. Police have also learnt that Anil was involved in a property dispute with his relatives,” Hilsa DSP, Gopal Krishna, said. JD(U) MP Kaushalendra Kumar accused RJD and CPI(ML) of the murder. “It highlights their desperate measures as they face the prospect of electoral defeat.”