Jan Suraaj Party supporter found dead in Patna

Amid heightened political campaign in Bihar polls, a Jan Suraaj Party supporter was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Patna’s Mokama area on Thursday (October 30, 2025), police said.

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Locals, however, claimed that the Jan Suraaj activist was shot dead during a clash between supporters of two parties.

“Police received information that a supporter of a candidate died during the campaign in the Mokama Taal area. The exact cause of the incident is not known yet, as the body has not been handed over to the police,” Patna SSP Kartikeya K Sharma said.

Dular Chand Yadav died while he was campaigning for Jan Suraj Party’s candidate Piyush Priyadarshi, another officer said.

“Whether he succumbed to bullet injuries or it was an accidental death can only be known when the police get the body,” the SSP said.