Bihar: Key witness in BJP-leader Visheshwar Ojha murder case, killed
A prime witness in the 2016 murder of BJP leader Visheshwar Ojha was allegedly killed today in Bhojpur district, Bihar by unidentified miscreants. Another man who raised alarm following the shooting also sustained bullet injuries. Ojha was 53, when masked assailants gunned him down between Sonvarsha and Parsaura villages in Shahpur Police Station area of Bhojpur district in February.
Injured villager said three men had attacked them
Kamal Kishore Mishra (40) was shot dead by some unidentified men in the morning when he was returning home with fodder for his cattle. "When Amarkant Mishra, another villager, raised an alarm seeing the miscreants flee the area, he was shot at, too," Superintendent of Police Awakash Kumar said. Amarkant, who's undergoing treatment at Ara Sadar Hospital, said three men had attacked them.
Mishra's security cordon was removed following the testimony
"Kamal Mishra, who had completed his testimony earlier this year, was an eyewitness in the Ojha killing case. His security cordon was removed at his request following the testimony," Kumar said. Senior police officers reached the spot to take a stock of the situation. "We're conducting raids to nab culprits. Five empty cartridges have been recovered from the site of the incident," Kumar informed.
Misra's death will create panic, fear among witnesses: Ojha's brother
Meanwhile, Bhuwar Ojha, the brother of the deceased BJP leader, claimed the incident will create panic and fear among the remaining witnesses. Kumar added trial may be adversely affected. Visheshwar was the BJP's Bihar Vice-President and had unsuccessfully contested 2015 Assembly election from Shahpur constituency.
