Varanasi: The body of Om Prakash Mishra alias Pappu Mishra (55), brother of former gram Pradhan (village head) Rajesh Mishra , was found lying in a pool of blood on a school campus near his house in Himmatnagar area under Sujanganj police station of Jaunpur district on Monday morning.
Jaunpur CO (Badlapur) Ajay Kumar Rai said initial investigation by police revealed that Mishra was attacked with a knife by miscreants.
The motive behind the murder was not clear, he said, adding that on the complaint of his family members, an FIR was lodged against unidentified miscreants. After sending the body for post mortem, several police teams were engaged to work out the case at the earliest, he added. As news spread, scores of Mishra’s relatives and villagers gathered there and later took the body to his home, demanding swift disclosure of the case and arrest of those involved.
The incident came to light on Monday morning when staff arrived to open the school.
CO Badlapur, Sujanganj station officer Amit Pandey and police personnel from neighbouring police stations including Maharajganj reached the spot and convinced the family of Mishra to hand over the body for post mortem, assuring that the case would be worked out soon.