Judicial Officer Paid 2 Lakh to Assassin to Murder Spouse

A high-profile case has emerged where a sitting Judicial Magistrate, Santosh Kumar Sah, was implicated in a plot to murder his wife. Investigation by the Godda Police SIT led to the arrest of three individuals from Bhagalpur who confessed to being hired by the magistrate. The motive was to resolve a long-standing matrimonial dispute through violence. Police recovered weapons and vehicles used in the ambush.