This story is from November 29, 2020

Bihar's Kuchaikote MLA’s two supporters killed

Four bike-borne criminals gunned down two persons and injured a passerby in a gang rivalry at Rajapur Bazar under the Gopalpur police station area in Gopalganj district on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Devendra Pandey and Dhanshyam Pandey, were the supporters of controversial JD(U) MLA from Kuchaikote, Amrendra Kumar Pandey alias Pappu Pandey.
Bihar's Kuchaikote MLA’s two supporters killed
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PATNA: Four bike-borne criminals gunned down two persons and injured a passerby in a gang rivalry at Rajapur Bazar under the Gopalpur police station area in Gopalganj district on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Devendra Pandey and Dhanshyam Pandey, were the supporters of controversial JD(U) MLA from Kuchaikote, Amrendra Kumar Pandey alias Pappu Pandey.
Two of the assailants were caught and thrashed by a mob before being handed over to the police.
The condition of one of them is stated to be critical.
The incident took place around 9.20am when Devendra and Dhanshyam were at a roadside tea stall. While Devendra (46), a contractor and resident of Gopalpur, died on the spot, Ghanshyam (42) of Salha succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in neighbouring Gorakhpur. The passerby, identified as Rangeela Chauhan, is undergoing treatment at the Sadar hospital in Gopalganj. He is a fish trader from Barhara.
The daylight firing created panic among the traders, who downed their shutters. Ghanshyam was the husband of Rubi Devi, a DBC member of Barhara panchayat in the district.
Eyewitnesses Rajat Shahi and Munna Choubey told the police that the local residents chased the assailants and caught two of them. They introduced themselves as Imteyaz and Hasmuddin of Kubersthan under Kushi Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
Raids on to nab two other shooters: DSP

DSP Naresh Paswan said the reason behind the firing was yet to be ascertained. “Raids are on to nab the two other shooters,” he said.
The incident is stated to be a fallout of the murder of RJD leader J P Yadav’s parents and his brother at their Rupnagar village a few months ago. Yadav had, however, survived the murderous attack, authoritative sources said.
MLA Pandey, his elder brother Satish Pandey and his son Mukesh Pandey were named accused in the triple murder case. However, the allegations against the lawmaker were not found to be true during investigation carried out by the CID.
Satish and Mukesh, the latter being the district board chairman, were arrested. Though the triple murder case was made an issue during the recent assembly election, Amrendra got elected for the second time on the JD(U) ticket.
The locals apprehended that the Saturday’s incident may trigger political rivalry in the district. At least half a dozen people have lost their lives in the war of supremacy in the district.
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