Gorkha constable killed by slitting throat after altercation during birthday party

PATNA: A Gorkha battalion constable was murdered by slitting throat after an altercation over comments in a birthday party at Thave in Gopalganj on August 10 night, said Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar on Tuesday.
Kumar said three accused Amit Kumar (20) of Videshi Tola in Thave, Mohammad Kahim (36) of West bengal and Vikash Upadhayay (26) of village Madhopur under Rasulpur police station area in Saran, have been sent to jail till Monday evening who were allegedly involved in killing Arjun Dayal alias Arjun Thapa (38).
The SP said police would move court within a week to seek the trio’s remand for detailed interrogation.
“Thereafter we will file a chargesheet soon and will try to put up the case for speedy trial,” he said.
Dayal’s body was recovered buried in mud on the village side road to Chetitola under Thave police station in Gopalganj on August 11 morning.
Dayal, native of Chitwan in Nepal, was part of a section of a Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP) company erstwhile known as Bihar Military Police (BMP), deployed for guarding the famous Thawe temple in Gopalganj.
The company was scheduled to move to Bagaha on August 11 before which he was stabbed to death.
The SP said that Dayal had gone to attend a birthday party with the trio in a guesthouse near the temple.
“Some altercation broke out after comments from the constable’s side. Probably all might have been in drunken condition. They brought the constable downstairs and killed him,” he said.
SP said that it was Vikash who first stabbed the constable from behind. “Kahim opened his pajama lace and strangulated Dayal to death with help of Amit. The duo finally severed his throat and stabbed him a few more times,” he said.
Kumar said that they carried the body upto the roadside spot on a bike and fled towards town after dumping it.
Thave police station SHO Kiran Shankar said that there were dancers present in the party too in which an altercation took place.
“Dayal had become too friendly with the trio. An altercation had taken place between both sides a month back too,” he said. He said Kahim worked in an orchestra run by Vikash. SHO said Kahim had been to jail in Indore earlier in a criminal case.
“Police have recovered the knife and bike used in the killing and a missing shoe of Dayal on the trio’s confession. Post mortem report is awaited,” he added.