Bihar Election 2025: The dawn of June 1, 2012 marked a turning point in Bihar’s political history. Around 4 am, Brahmeshwar Singh aka Brahmeshwar Mukhiya, founder of the Ranvir Sena, a militia of upper-caste landlords, stepped out for his routine walk in Khopira village in the Agiaon subdivision of Bhojpur district. Out of the quiet morning, motorcycles rolled in. Four to five men opened fire, striking him with nine bullets. He collapsed on the ground and never got up again.

Investigations stretched on for years, and eventually two names emerged in the case files: former MLA Sunil Pandey and his brother, Hulas Pandey. Thirteen years have gone by. The militia that once ruled the countryside without fear is now a memory.

Courts cleared Hulas Pandey of all charges, and his political ascent

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