Anant Singh, Janata Dal-United (JDU) candidate from Mokama, was arrested in a late-night operation on Saturday, i.e., November 1, conducted by the police in connection with the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav. Singh has been fielded from his stronghold Mokama for the Bihar assembly polls, scheduled to be held in two phases - on November 6 and 11 respectively. The counting of votes will take place on Novembver 14.

On October 30, Dularchand Yadav was killed in a firing between two sides while he was campaigning for Jan Suraaj candidate, Piyush Priyadarshi. Since the incident, the environment in Mokama has remained tense, with the opposition demanding Singh's arrest. Acording to the allegations by the deceased's family, Dular Chand was shot and then run over by a vehicle whi

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