INDIA
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Seven people held in connection with former RJD leader Shakti Malik murder case in Purnia. He was shot dead by three masked men at his residence a day after he has been expelled from RJD on October 04. Speaking on this SP Vishal Sharma said, "We have recovered a diary, according to which, he gave loans to people. We were told that he used to make borrowers sign blank cheques & blank stamp papers to blackmail them later. Malik used to levy heavy interests, making it difficult for borrowers to repay. On Oct 3, he made an accused sit for 3-4 hrs & pressurised him to accompany him to Patna amid election season. Frustrated, they decided to kill him.”