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Crime
Jan Suraj Party’s Digital Communication Manager Found Dead Near Muri Junction, Jharkhand
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 27 Oct 2026, 04:16 PM
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The 21‑year‑old digital communication manager of the Jan Suraj Party, Devapalik Gupta, was discovered dead in a forest near Muri Junction in Jharkhand after disappearing on the Ranchi‑Patna Jan Shatabdi Express.
The body of 21‑year‑old Devapalik Gupta, who handled digital communications for the Jan Suraj Party, was recovered on Saturday from a forested area close to Muri Junction in Jharkhand. Local authorities said the remains were identified through personal documents found with the body.
Gupta had boarded the Jan Shatabdi Express in Ranchi bound for Patna on Wednesday. Mid‑journey, he was reported missing when his fellow passengers could not locate him at his seat, and no one saw him alight at any station.
Police from the Jharkhand Railway Police and local law enforcement have launched an investigation, treating the case as a possible homicide pending autopsy results. They are examining CCTV footage from the train and nearby stations to trace his last movements.
The Jan Suraj Party released a brief statement expressing shock and requesting a swift, transparent inquiry. Party officials have not disclosed further details about Gupta’s personal or professional background beyond his role as digital communication manager.
Investigators have asked the public to come forward with any information that could shed light on the circumstances leading to Gupta’s disappearance and subsequent death.
Gupta had boarded the Jan Shatabdi Express in Ranchi bound for Patna on Wednesday. Mid‑journey, he was reported missing when his fellow passengers could not locate him at his seat, and no one saw him alight at any station.
Police from the Jharkhand Railway Police and local law enforcement have launched an investigation, treating the case as a possible homicide pending autopsy results. They are examining CCTV footage from the train and nearby stations to trace his last movements.
The Jan Suraj Party released a brief statement expressing shock and requesting a swift, transparent inquiry. Party officials have not disclosed further details about Gupta’s personal or professional background beyond his role as digital communication manager.
Investigators have asked the public to come forward with any information that could shed light on the circumstances leading to Gupta’s disappearance and subsequent death.