Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Jharkhand Police Officer’s Son Killed After Late-Night Maggi Trip
Ritik Yadav was a 24-year-old man from Rajendra Nagar.
He went out with friends to eat Maggi late Thursday night.
Around 11 p.m., another group approached them in Bandarkupi.
Police said more than eight people attacked Ritik with sticks and other weapons.
Ritik died at the scene.
His father, Musafir Singh, is a Jharkhand Police sub-inspector posted in Bokaro.
Ritik had recently cleared the home guard exam.
Police arrived and sent his body to Sadar Hospital for a postmortem.
The case followed a fight between two groups.
Ritik Yadav, 24, was killed in Giridih after a late-night altercation.
Yadav had gone out with friends to eat Maggi around 11 p.m.
Police said a group of more than eight people attacked him with sticks and other weapons.
The incident occurred in the Bandarkupi area following a fight between two groups.
Yadav’s father, Sub-Inspector Musafir Singh, is posted in Bokaro; Yadav had cleared the home guard exam.
- Who
- Ritik Yadav, 24, the son of Jharkhand Police Sub-Inspector Musafir Singh, was killed.
- What
- Yadav was attacked and killed during an altercation between two groups.
- When
- Late Thursday night, at around 11 p.m.
- Where
- Bandarkupi area of Giridih; Yadav was from Rajendra Nagar.
- Why
- Police said the killing followed an altercation with another group after Yadav and his friends went out to eat noodles.
- Victim
- Ritik Yadav, 24
- Victim’s father
- Musafir Singh, a Jharkhand Police sub-inspector
- Incident time
- Around 11 p.m. late Thursday
- Location
- Bandarkupi area, Giridih
- Attackers
- A group of more than eight people, according to police
- Weapons reported
- Sticks and other weapons
- Postmortem
- The body was sent to Sadar Hospital
- Career detail
- Yadav had cleared the home guard exam and was awaiting training information