Bihar: Home guard jawan among two killed in different incidents

PATNA: Two people were killed and four others, including a home guard jawan, were shot at and critically injured in different incidents across the state in the past 24 hours on Thursday. A major incident of dacoity was also reported from Gopalganj.
A 39-year-old trader, Manish Kumar alias Santu, was found murdered in Shastri Nagar locality of Darbhanga town on Thursday.His motorbike was found abandoned nearby by a police team led by IPS (trainee) Vaibhav Sharma, who reached the spot to probe the incident. The police have detained a woman for interrogation.
The body of the deceased stated to be a resident of Pawai village under Suryagarha police station in Lakhisarai, bore external injuries, police said, adding, it has been sent to the DMCH for post mortem. Manish used to sell building construction material and lived in the Saidpur locality of Darbhanga town for the past 20 years.
Youth killed: A 25-year-old youth Abhishek alias Chotu was shot dead by unidentified armed criminals at Karorichak under Phulwarisharif police station in Patna around 12.30am on Thursday. Police suspect a dispute with his neighbours as the reason behind Abhishek’s murder. The SHO of Phulwarisharif police station Safikur Rahman said raids are on to nab the accused.
Home guard shotat: In Gopalganj, a 55-year-old home guard jawan Bhola Singh was shot at and injured for failing to pay Rs 5 lakh extortion money to local criminals. The injured jawan, who received bullet injuries in his leg, has been admitted to the Gopalganj Sadar hospital. Police said the incident took place when the victim had gone for a morning walk on the outskirts of his native village Ekdarba. Two persons, Sanjay Singh and Raj Kishore Singh, have been named as accused.
Patna youth shot at: A 22-year-old youth Sumit Kumar was shot at by unidentified assailants at Maroofganj under Malsalami police station in Patna City on Thursday. He has been rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Extortion is stated to be the reason behind the incident.
Two injured in Buxar: In Buxar, two persons — Bajrangi Yadav and Rajan Kumar — received bullet injuries when a gang of armed criminals opened fire at them under Itarhi police station area on Thursday. The injured have been admitted to the Sadar hospital for treatment. The reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. In another incident, unidentified armed criminals looted cash and valuables worth over Rs 9 lakh from a house at Sabli village under Baikunthpur police station in Gopalganj district on Wednesday night.