The trader who was identified as Hariji Gupta was murdered after being kidnapped and his body was decomposed in water. The police registered a case and arrested three persons.
Badruddin Ajmal on Friday welcomed the all-India grand alliance being formed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and expressed his hope that the alliance will succeed in Assam.
The Bhojpur police said they are also questioning ten family members of mar, who is seen as the main accused in the case. His friend, Ritesh Kumar, has been arrested in connection with the case. A Mahindra XUV has also been recovered near the Buxar police station.
The Janata Dal (United) chief further said he had been working to convince the people of Bihar to shun or give up 'parali' (stubble) burning since 2018.
Assembly bye-elections were held in seven vacant seats spread across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.