Rajbiraj, September 4
Police arrested a provincial assembly member of Madesh Province, Anirudh Singh Yadav, on the charge of murder on Monday.
The independent candidate Yadav was elected as the provincial assembly member from Saptari Constituency 4(2).
According to the District Police Office, Saptari, Yadav was arrested from Rajbiraj. He has been accused of abducting and murdering Govinda Chaudhary, 32.
Yadav has been on the run since an arrest warrant was issued against him.
Govinda’s sister, Rita Kumari Chaudhary, had filed a complaint against nine people including Yadav at the District Police Office, Saptari on June 28, 2007.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Naresh Kumar Singh, said District Court Saptari has extended Yadav’s custody for a few more days for the investigation.
