India, Nov. 2 -- Bihar Assembly election candidate from Mokama Anant Kumar Singh was arrested in a late-night operation Saturday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav.

Singh has been fielded by the Janata Dal (United) from his stronghold Mokama, which will vote in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on November 6.

Singh has represented the Mokama Assembly constituency for the past two decades, making his debut in 2005. He was re-elected in 2010, and won in 2015 after he quit the JD(U) and contested as an Independent. Singh joined the RJD prior to the 2020 Bihar election and gained victory again.

However, he was convicted in an arms case in 2022 and lost his seat, following which his wife Nee...