<p>Three persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the murder of a senior journalist of a reputed daily vernacular newspaper in the heart of this Bihar town, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three, who were detained today, have a criminal background and are being interrogated about the killing of Rajdeo Ranjan, Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar Sah told PTI.<br /><br />Sah said preliminary probe suggested that the killers were disturbed by the news stories of Ranjan, who was the Siwan district Bureau Chief of Hindi newspaper 'Hindustan'.<br /><br />CCTV footage and mobile phone of the journalist were being checked to gather clues about the murder which took place on the busy Station Road around 8 PM last night.<br />Ranjan (45) was cremated today.<br /><br />He is survived by his wife, who is a school teacher and a son and a daughter, who are both students.<br /><br />Siwan district journalists today held a condolence meeting and demanded immediate arrest of the killers and compensation for the journalist's family.<br /><br />The killing drew sharp condemnation from politicians. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the killing and ordered prompt action against the murderers.<br /><br />RJD Vice-President and former Union Minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh strongly condemned the murder and sought capital punishment for those responsible.<br /><br />"Its not only murder of one journalist but an attack on democracy. Killers of the scribe should be nabbed immediately and should be given capital punishment," he said.<br /><br />Singh, known for his frank opinions which sometimes do not go down well with the Grand Secular Alliance of which his party RJD is a constituent, expressed concern over the law and order situation and urged to make it a top priority.<br /><br />Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar visited the family of the victim.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi and state BJP President Mangal Pandey attended the condolence meeting in memory of the scribe.</p>
<p>Three persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the murder of a senior journalist of a reputed daily vernacular newspaper in the heart of this Bihar town, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three, who were detained today, have a criminal background and are being interrogated about the killing of Rajdeo Ranjan, Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar Sah told PTI.<br /><br />Sah said preliminary probe suggested that the killers were disturbed by the news stories of Ranjan, who was the Siwan district Bureau Chief of Hindi newspaper 'Hindustan'.<br /><br />CCTV footage and mobile phone of the journalist were being checked to gather clues about the murder which took place on the busy Station Road around 8 PM last night.<br />Ranjan (45) was cremated today.<br /><br />He is survived by his wife, who is a school teacher and a son and a daughter, who are both students.<br /><br />Siwan district journalists today held a condolence meeting and demanded immediate arrest of the killers and compensation for the journalist's family.<br /><br />The killing drew sharp condemnation from politicians. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the killing and ordered prompt action against the murderers.<br /><br />RJD Vice-President and former Union Minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh strongly condemned the murder and sought capital punishment for those responsible.<br /><br />"Its not only murder of one journalist but an attack on democracy. Killers of the scribe should be nabbed immediately and should be given capital punishment," he said.<br /><br />Singh, known for his frank opinions which sometimes do not go down well with the Grand Secular Alliance of which his party RJD is a constituent, expressed concern over the law and order situation and urged to make it a top priority.<br /><br />Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar visited the family of the victim.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi and state BJP President Mangal Pandey attended the condolence meeting in memory of the scribe.</p>