This story is from March 10, 2021

Man, two sons shot at in Bhojpur village

One Dinbandhu Bind (60) and his two sons – Vishnu Bind and Bhagwan Bind – were shot at following a dispute over illegal sand mining in the diara area of Phuha village in Bhojpur district on Monday night.
Man, two sons shot at in Bhojpur village
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ARA: One Dinbandhu Bind (60) and his two sonsVishnu Bind and Bhagwan Bind – were shot at following a dispute over illegal sand mining in the diara area of Phuha village in Bhojpur district on Monday night.
Dinbandhu, a sharecropper, is a resident of Phuha village under the Barhara police station area in the district. His two sons, who received grievous injuries, were referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital from sadar hospital here.
Sadar SDPO Pankaj Kumar Rawat said there was a conflict between two groups indulged in illegal sand mining and extortion of money from sand-laden tractors.
“The injured people were indulged in illegal extortion of money. They were probably shot at as a result of an enmity between the two groups indulged in same illegal trade,” Rawat said, adding efforts were on to arrest those involved in the crime.
Dinbandhu, on his part, said, “I have taken a 10-bigha agricultural land as a sharecropper from a man. I was returning home along with my two sons with the mustard-laden tractor on Monday night when we were attacked.”
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