Pathak, one of the other two accused in the case, was brought to the chief judicial magistrate's court in Purnia Friday afternoon amid tight security, said police officials.

"His statement was also recorded," a court official said.

According to police sources, Pathak, who had first reported about the teacher Rupam Pathak's sexual harassment complaint, was interrogated for over three hours by Purnia Deputy Inspector General Amit Kumar, Superintendent of Police N.H. Khan and other police officials in Purnia before being brought before the court.

Police arrested Navlesh Pathak Thursday after an FIR was registered in the case against three accused, including Rupam Pathak, by Kesri's nephew.

The court Thursday sent the main accused Rupam Pathak, 40, to judicial custody for 14 days, officials said.

Rupam Pathak went to Kesri's home in Purnia Tuesday and stabbed him to death in the presence of a number of people.

"He died soon after being stabbed because his vital organs were badly damaged," an employee at Kesri's house said.

Rupam was badly beaten up by Kesri's security guards and supporters following the murder. She alleged Kesri, 51, had raped her for over three years, a charge refuted by the party.

However, opposition parties, including the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), have demanded a judicial inquiry into the case.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.

But Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has ruled out both the options, though some BJP leaders and legislators are also in favour of a CBI probe.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has meanwhile asked the state's police chief to thoroughly review the security of all legislators.

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This is very shameful that a honest editor has been sent to jail just because he performed his professional duties without any bias. If you are honest then beware, you may have to pay the price for being honest. If you want to survive in Bihar then you got to be stupid and use your resources in favour of influential people. I call it mockery of democracy.

Rohit Shrivastava
Hajipur

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Editor was accomplice in the crime so it is only natural to question him. Speculation charges and counter charges aside so far only truth is that the lady has murdered a legislator.

Anil

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Its shame on entire media which is keeping stony silence when an innocent journalist was sent jail after getting treatment like any thirdgrade criminal. We are all proud of our media. If they can't stand for their collegue who broke areal story then what any commoner can expect from them. Who will stand for truth in a given situation.

K K Sinha

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Please recall the day when one lady was openly paraded naked in Patna by one guy and the reaction of Hindi and English newspapers. Every editor turned the 'samaj sudharak' and came up with ideas how to deal with such criminals. Now the poor lady of Purnea must be asking, 'where are those brave editors'? Here one modest journalist dared to expose the filthier side of an MLA and police picked and is trying to frame him for the murder. Born and brought up in Bihar we all very well know how the bright stars of Indian Police Service can easily frame any innocent person in serious crimes. There are two questions to be asked.
1. Where has gone the bravery of the editors as one of their colleagues in Purnea is being wrongfully detained and framed?
2. Why the editors did not stand up and speak when Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi used words like 'blackmailer' for the lady? How a DIG can raise the question of integrity for the same lady?

Haarriss Ahmad Khan