Main Accused In Ex-Bihar Town Mayor's Killing Arrested From Bengal's Siliguri

Shivraj Paswan (45) was shot dead by motorcycle-borne attackers near Santoshi Mandir Chowk in Katihar on Thursday night when he was returning home from work. He was in the real estate business.

The main accused in the murder case of former mayor of Bihar's Katihar was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal, the police said on Monday. Shivraj Paswan (45) was shot dead by motorcycle-borne attackers near Santoshi Mandir Chowk in Katihar on Thursday night when he was returning home from work. He was in the real estate business. During investigation, it was found that the main accused, Saket Suvam, was hiding in Siliguri in north Bengal, the police said. In a joint operation with the Siliguri Metropolitan Police, the Katihar Police arrested Suvam from a relative's house in the city's Milan Pally area on Sunday, they said.