Ramvriksh Kunwar, a veteran JP Senani (freedom fighter associated with the Jayaprakash Narayan movement) and resident of Sonvarsha in Bihpur block, Bhagalpur district, passed away on Thursday night. His demise has cast a pall of gloom over the region.

Kunwar had contested the Bihpur assembly constituency election in 1977 on a Janata Party ticket. His last rites were performed at the Ganga Ghat. Several dignitaries paid their respects, including BJP leader Uttam Kumar, Sampoorna Kranti Manch's block president Manoj Verma, secretary Shankar Rajak, Devendra Sah, Ganesh Kunwar, and Lakhan Das. They remembered his significant social and political contributions.