Murdered Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's wife has claimed that she is being threatened by former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin.

Asha Ranjan told the police that she recently received a call asking her to withdraw the case against Shahabuddin, who she claims was behind the murder of her husband.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:

According to Asha, she received a call from an unknown number on December 26.

"The caller asked me whether I know Shahabuddin. When I replied in the affirmative, he asked me to withdraw the case against the ex-RJD MP. The caller warned me of dire consequences if I ignore his warning," Asha said.

She approached the police with the details. A case has been registered and a probe is one. So far, no one has been held for the phone call.

RAJDEO RANJAN SHOT DEAD BUSY MARKET

Rajdeo Ranjan was shot dead at a busy fruit market near Siwan railway station on May 13. The police arrested five people in connection with the murder from Uttar Pradesh later in the month.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was forced to recommend a CBI probe after allegations that the murder was ordered by Shahabuddin from inside jail.

WHY RANJAN WAS KILLED

A couple of years ago, the intelligence had gathered information that Shahabuddin had prepared a hit list of 23 persons to be eliminated. This piece of news was published by Rajdeo Ranjan in Hindustan daily and the journalist himself was no. 7 on that list.

Speaking to India Today after her husband's murder in May, Asha had confirmed that Ranjan had shared with her the information that he too would be eliminated after the killing of Shrikant Bharti, press adviser of present BJP MP from Siwan, Om Prakash Yadav.

Interestingly, Shrikant Bharti's name also figured in the list of 23 and he was killed in similar manner as Ranjan in December 2014.

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