Police Probe Murder After JMM Leader Rakesh Mahato Found Partially Burned in Giridih Forest

Overview

• The body of 45-year-old Rakesh Mahato, a former Giridih Zila Parishad chairman and JMM worker, was recovered in Khankhi forest under Nimiyaghat police limits.
• Preliminary assessment by police indicates he was beaten to death before the body was set on fire, apparently to conceal his identity.
• Officers cordoned the scene and called in forensic teams, and the body has been sent for post-mortem to determine the cause and time of death.
• A murder case is being registered against unidentified persons as SDPO Sumit Kumar leads the probe under directions from Giridih SP Dr Bimal Kumar to fast-track the case.
• Family members and local residents staged a road blockade near Ghutvali, and JMM leaders voiced grief and pressed for swift action.