New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Anant Kumar Singh, the Janata Dal (United) candidate from Mokama constituency and former MLA, was arrested in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, according to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma. This comes ahead of Bihar assembly election scheduled this month.

Anant, a local influential figure, has been listed as an accused, along with four others, in an FIR filed following a complaint by the deceased's grandson, a report by PTI noted.

"On 30 October, there was a clash between two groups of competing candidates. Stones were pelted resulting in injuries. A dead body was recovered after the incident. The deceased, Dularchand Yadav, aged 75 years, was a resid...