Banker shot dead in Lakhisarai, police detain estranged wife

PATNA: A Bank of India employee was shot dead at Dhira under the Mednichowki police station area in Lakhisarai on Wednesday night.
The slain banker, Rishidev Kumar (38), was posted as a clerk at the Suryagarha branch of the bank in Lakhisarai. His body was found lying on the roadside along with his two-wheeler at Dhira.
Initially, family members had rushed him to a hospital in Munger assuming he had met with an accident while returning home from the bank.
It came to light that he was murdered several hours later only when police inspected the body and find a bullet injury on his back around 11 pm.
Mednichowki police station SHO Rubykant Kachhap said she received information about an accident at Dhira around 8.30 pm.
"A patrolling team was sent to the spot but by then Kumar’s family members had picked him up and rushed to a hospital. They had also removed the two-wheeler from the spot," she said.
The SHO said doctors at Munger didn’t admit Kumar and declared him ‘dead’ after which family members brought the body back to the village.
"Police went to Kumar’s house and found his body on the floor with heavy bleeding on the back. When the body was turned, a bullet hole was observed on the right side after which it became clear that he didn’t die of a road accident but was shot dead," she said.
Kacchap said the police swung into action and took away the body for a post-mortem examination which was conducted on Thursday. She said a pellet was extracted from the body, but there were no eyewitnesses.
She said Kumar’s first wife Nutan Mehta has been detained for interrogation as the prime suspect in the case. "However, she has not spoken anything yet," the SHO said.
"Both started living separately almost seven years back due to marital discord. Kumar later filed a divorce petition on which judgment was expected soon. Five years back he remarried. The banker had kept the minor son born from his previous wedding with himself," SHO Kacchap said.
Kacchap said Nutan was earlier posted as an accountant at Suryagarha primary health centre and the reason for the marital dispute was that Kumar suspected she had an illicit relationship.
The SHO said police are waiting for a written complaint from the family members to register an FIR and take further action.