SaralnamaPolice detained Shukranand Chaudhary, a proposer for the Vikassheel Insaan Party candidate, at a nomination center in Sikti, Araria district, Bihar. The arrest was based on a non-bailable warrant issued by the court. Local police are questioning Chaudhary at Palasi police station. This incident occurred during the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, with voting scheduled for 6 and. Results were due. Sikti, part of the Seemanchal region, is politically significant. In 2020, BJP's Vijay Kumar Mandal won the Sikti seat. Smaller parties like VIP are focusing on regional issues such as floods, unemployment, and neglect of Seemanchal. (Updated 20 Oct 2025, 23:55 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Police detained Shukranand Chaudhary, a proposer for the Vikassheel Insaan Party candidate, at a nomination center in Sikti, Araria district, Bihar on 2 Nov 2020
- The arrest was based on a non-bailable warrant issued by the court
- Local police are questioning Chaudhary at Palasi police station