
There was panic and mourning in the political-administrative corridors of Bihar and Jharkhand when the body of Devpalik Gupta, senior manager of the core team of Jan Suraj Party founder and chief political strategist Prashant Kishor, was recovered under suspicious circumstances. Devapalik Gupta had suddenly gone missing for the last few days while traveling from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, to Patna, the capital of Bihar. Fearing some untoward incident, a missing complaint was lodged in the local police station by the family members, after which many special police teams were busy searching for them. Ultimately the police found his body during the search operation. The mysterious death of a highly skilled and trustworthy colleague of Prashant Kishor’s team has raised many serious questions. The police administration has taken the body in its custody, filled Panchnama and sent it for post-mortem and has started high-level forensic and scientific investigation of the case.
#1 Contact was suddenly cut off while traveling from Ranchi to Patna.
According to information received from family sources and associates associated with Jan Suraj Abhiyan, Devapalik Gupta had gone to Ranchi in connection with some very important administrative and logistics work of the organization. After completing all his work there, he left to return to Patna in a four-wheeler. In the middle of the journey his mobile phone suddenly started switching off and his family members lost contact with him completely. When no trace of him was found for a long time and he did not even reach his destination Patna, there was panic among his family and the central team of Jan Suraj. The family members immediately registered a case at the nearest police station without any delay, fearing kidnapping or some untoward incident.
#1 Forensic team and police started investigation, murder or accident?
After the body of Devpalik Gupta was recovered, a team of local police, CID and forensic experts immediately reached the spot. Police have started collecting evidence from the incident site. Police officials say that the exact cause of death will be revealed only after the post mortem report comes. At present, the police is carrying forward its investigation on two main aspects – first, is it a road accident, or is there a well-planned conspiracy or murder case behind it? Police are scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed on the National Highway (NH) and thoroughly examining the last location and call detail record (CDR) of Devpalik Gupta’s mobile.
#1 Played many important responsibilities in Prashant Kishore’s core team
Devapalik Gupta was associated with the team of political analyst Prashant Kishore for a long time. His role in Jan Suraj Padyatra in Bihar and in the structural expansion of the organization was considered very important. He was efficiently handling the logistics, media management, events and ground coordination of the campaign. Leaders and workers associated with Jan Suraj say that Devpalik Gupta was a very calm, intelligent and dedicated person, who had no personal enmity with anyone. The news of his sudden death has sent a wave of mourning across the entire cadre and political circles of Jan Suraj.
#1 Jan Suraj and family members demanded an impartial and high level investigation
After this tragic incident came to light, Jan Suraj Party and the family members of the deceased have demanded from the government and police administration to conduct a prompt and impartial high level investigation into the matter. Senior representatives of the organization say that the entire truth behind the death of Devpalik Gupta should be brought before the people of the country and the state. If any kind of criminal conspiracy is confirmed in this case, then the culprits should be identified and strict legal action should be taken against them. The police administration has assured that the case will be busted very soon with the help of the Special Task Force and forensic experts.
#1 Deepened atmosphere of mourning in political and administrative circles
Many prominent politicians, social workers and media persons of Bihar and Jharkhand have expressed deep condolence on the demise of Devpalik Gupta. Prashant Kishore and other members of his team have expressed their deep condolences to the family of the deceased and assured all possible help and support in this difficult time. At present, everyone’s eyes are fixed on the upcoming police investigation report and the detailed post-mortem report, so that the truth of the entire sequence from Devpalik Gupta’s disappearance till the body was found can be revealed.
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