Brij Bihari Prasad | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar | |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
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| Chief Minister |
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| Deputy Minister Government of Bihar | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
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| Chief Minister | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Shanker Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Bihari Prasad |
| Constituency | Adapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 20, 1949 Bihar, India |
| Died | June 13, 1998 (aged 48) IGIMS, Patna, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Rama Devi |
Brij Behari Prasad, also spelled Brij Bihari Prasad (died 13 June 1998) was an Indian politician. A member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (then Janata Dal), Prasad served as Minister for Science and Technology in the Government of Bihar. He was arrested for alleged involvement in corrupt admissions to technical institutes and was murdered on 13 June 1998 at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna, where he was undergoing treatment . It was claimed that his death was in retribution for his involvement in assassination of gangster Chhottan Shukla and five other people, who were killed on 4 December 1994, while returning home from a campaign organised in context of 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.[1] Shukla was a gangster from the Bhumihar community, whereas Prasad was a Bania. Supporters of Prasad were thought to be responsible for the killing of Shukla.[1][2]
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- ^ "Surajbhan freed of murder charge - HC acquits 9 in Brij Bihari Prasad case". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2023.