Gopalganj lawyer shot at

PATNA: Unidentified bike-borne criminals shot at a practising lawyer of Gopalganj civil court Navin Kumar (35), at Bidutola under the Thawe police station area in Gopalganj district on Wednesday.
Thawe police station SHO Vishal Anand said that the lawyer was on way to court on bike from his residence at Jamasari village under the Ucchkagaon police station area in the district, when the miscreants attacked him.“The lawyer was rushed to sadar hospital from where he was referred to Gorakhpur for better treatment,” the SHO said.Three empty cartridges were recovered from the spot. According to police sources, some land dispute was the reason behind the attack.
Sadar SDPO Naresh Paswan said that a team was sent to Gorakhpur for recording the lawyer’s statement. “However the lawyer was shifted to Lucknow for further treatment and the police team had been sent there,” he said.
Meanwhile, routine work at Gopalganj civil court was disrupted as lawyers did not attended in any proceedings and also blocked the busy SBI Chowk for 2 hours.