CBI questions prime suspect in journalist’s murder

PATNA: CBI on Sunday questioned Azharuddin Beig, who is considered close to RJD strongman Shahabuddin and is prime suspect in the Hindustan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan

PATNA: CBI on Sunday questioned Azharuddin Beig, who is considered close to RJD strongman Shahabuddin and is prime suspect in the Hindustan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.

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CBI sources said the agency had got permission to question Beig alias Laddan Mian by October 3 from a local court as he is lodged in Gaya prison in a separate case. They said the team on Sunday reached the prison and questioned him for several hours in connection with the murder of Ranjan, the Siwan bureau chief of Hindi daily Hindustan, who was shot dead on May 13, 2016.

The sources said two suspected sharpshooters--Mohammed Javed and Mohammed Kaif — allegedly worked for Laddan Mian. It is suspected that the contract to kill Ranjan was allegedly given by Laddan Mian.