Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jharkhand unit president and the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Babulal Marandi on Wednesday called for a judicial probe from a sitting judge into the alleged encounter killing of Surya Narayan Hansda alias Surya Hansda.
Hansda was wanted in several criminal cases, and had contested Assembly elections on tickets from different political parties, including the BJP. He was allegedly killed in police firing early on Monday, following an attempt to escape from custody in Jharkhand’s Godda district.
