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Patna Shooting: Mastermind Shankar Rai arrested from UP in Anil Yadav attack case
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News18•29-09-2026, 09:52
Patna Shooting: Mastermind Shankar Rai arrested from UP in Anil Yadav attack case
- •Shankar Rai, the main accused in the murderous attack on Anil Kumar Yadav, husband of Ward 24 councilor Gyanwati Devi, has reportedly been arrested.
- •A team of Patna Police and STF caught Shankar Rai from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar (Mughalsarai) in Uttar Pradesh, though police have not officially confirmed it.
- •Initial police investigation suggests old political rivalry and recent family disputes as potential motives behind the shooting.
- •The enmity between Anil Yadav and Shankar Rai reportedly originated from a dispute during the last municipal corporation election.
- •Anil Yadav was shot five times in the basement of Maa Sukhiya Mahal Apartment in Chakaram on the evening of September 23.
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Anil Kumar Yadav, a former municipal councilor and husband of Ward 24 councilor Gyanwati Devi, was the target of the murderous attack.
The dispute originated from an electoral rivalry during the last municipal corporation election, which later intensified due to recent family disputes and a physical assault between their families.
The attack occurred on the evening of September 23 in the basement of Maa Sukhiya Mahal Apartment in Chakaram, located within the Buddha Colony police station area.
