P.W.7, Chaukidar of village Parsa, in the limits of Phulwarisharif Police Station of Patna District filed a complaint stating that at about 8:00 a.m. on 21.11.1985 he heard a rumour in the village that a dead body is lying in the village paddy field and he, accordingly, proceeded to that place, and noticed the dead body. On the basis of the complaint, F.I.R. was registered and investigation was taken up. In the meanwhile, the P.W.1, the father of the deceased, is said to have come to know about the dead body and furnished the information. According to P.W.1, himself and his son were traveling in Palamu Express from their village Nadwa to reach Patna and when the train reached the Parsa Bazar at about 7:30 a.m., five persons entered the compartment and dragged Kundan Sharma. It was stated that by the time the assailants dragged Kundan, the train moved and P.W.1 could not alight and thereafter he reached Patna. In the evening, he is said to have returned to his native village and there he shared the information with his other son, P.W.5 Ramanuj Singh. At a time when they were searching for Kundan Sharma they are said to have come to know about the dead body of Kundan at Parsa. The formalities of conducting inquest and post mortem were
