Two Arrested in Bittu Singh Murder Case in Ranchi’s Dhurwa; Police Recover Weapon and Car

Ranchi: Police have solved the murder of Bittu Singh in Ranchi’s Dhurwa police station area, arresting two persons in connection with the case. The arrested accused have been identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh and Bobby Vishwakarma. Police have also recovered the wooden baton allegedly used in the murder, two mobile phones and the car involved in the crime.

According to police, the body of an unidentified young man was found in a thicket near the dam-side area of Sithiyo village under Dhurwa police station on the morning of November 6, 2026. The condition of the body raised suspicions of murder. The deceased was subsequently identified as 31-year-old Bittu Singh, son of Om Prakash Singh, a resident of Sharma Market in Sector 9, Dhurwa.

Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s father, Dhurwa police registered Case No. 296/26 and launched an investigation.

Considering the seriousness of the crime, a special investigation team was constituted on the instructions of the Senior Superintendent of Police, under the supervision of the City Superintendent of Police and the leadership of the Hatia Deputy Superintendent of Police. The team analysed CCTV footage, examined mobile phone data and acted on confidential inputs to identify and arrest the two suspects.

During interrogation, investigators reportedly found that an argument had broken out between Bittu Singh and the two accused after they had consumed alcohol together. As the disagreement escalated, the accused allegedly assaulted Bittu with a wooden baton kept inside their car, leaving him unconscious. They then allegedly strangled him with a rope and dumped his body in a nearby thicket.

The arrested accused have been identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh (30), son of Virendra Kumar Singh, a resident of Quarter No. B-2/265, Sharma Road, Dhurwa, and Bobby Vishwakarma (27), son of Suresh Vishwakarma, a resident of Lah Factory area in Hindpiri.

Police said Sanjay Kumar Singh has a previous criminal record, with cases registered against him at Dhurwa police station in 2018 and 2022.

The investigation was carried out with the involvement of Hatia DSP Neeraj Kumar, Dhurwa police station officer-in-charge Anil Kumar, and personnel from the technical cell and Dhurwa police station.

With the recovery of the suspected murder weapon and the vehicle allegedly used in the crime, police have gathered important material evidence as part of the investigation. Further legal proceedings in the case are underway.

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