UP village pradhan arrested after trader who filed complaint against him is killed

The FIR has been lodged under sections of murder and criminal conspiracy.

Kamal Kant, a resident of Dhaskari village, is survived by his wife and children.

According to police, they received information that an elderly man had been struck from behind by a car and the driver fled the scene with the vehicle. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Police personnel reached the spot and examined footage from CCTV cameras besides recording statements of local residents on the relationship between the deceased and the village pradhan.

Based on their inquiry, police said they found the vehicle belonged to Sujit.

Police also learned that the victim had submitted an application to the District Magistrate and other senior officials requesting an investigation into the pradhan’s actions. Acting on this complaint, the District Magistrate had ordered a probe into the pradhan’s financial authority and suspended those powers, said a police officer. Police added that earlier in October, the victim had filed another complaint accusing the pradhan and his relatives of allegedly assaulting him.