Patna, May 14 (IANS) Four suspects have been detained in connection with the killing of a senior journalist of Hindi daily Hindustan in Bihar's Siwan district, police said on Saturday.
Rajdeo Ranjan, the Siwan bureau chief of the Hindi newspaper, which is part of the HT Media, was shot dead at a busy market near the Station Road on Friday night, a district police officer said.
"Four people have been detained for questioning in this case," the officer said.
"A manhunt has been launched to arrest the killers soon."
The Bihar Police headquarters sent a Special Task Force (STF) and Special Operations Group to Siwan late Friday night.
"We will nab the people behind the killing and will not spare any one," Bihar Police chief P.K. Thakur said.
Rajdeo Ranjan's family said he had no enmity with anyone and was busy preparing for the last few days to celebrate his 17th marriage anniversary.
Coming close on the heels of the killing of teenager Aditya Sachdeva in Gaya district, the murder of the journalist has been described by opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as another addition to the fast mounting proof of "the return of jungle raj in Bihar".
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has condemned the killing and directed top police officers to take prompt action in nabbing the culprits.
Jaitley condemns murder of journalists in Bihar, Jharkhand
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday condemned the murders of two journalists, one in Bihar and another in Jharkhand, and sought an independent investigation to punish the guilty.
"I strongly condemn murder of journalists Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan and Akhilesh Pratap Singh in Chatra district. Independent investigation may be instituted and guilty be punished," Jaitley posted on Twitter.
Rajdeo Ranjan, the Siwan bureau chief of Hindi newspaper Hindustan, which is part of the HT Media, was shot dead at a busy market near Station Road in the district on Friday night.
Four suspects have been detained in connection with his killing.
In the other incident, Indradeo Yadav, also known as Akhilesh Pratap, was gunned down in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Thursday night. He worked as a correspondent for a local TV channel.
