Man, dog killed in Muzaffarpur

PATNA: Six months after the assassination of Sheohar assembly seat candidate Shree Narayan Singh and one of his supporters during election campaign, his younger brother Nawal Kishore Singh (49) was also killed near Zero Mile under Ahiyapur police station area in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday.
SHO Sunil Rajak said two bike-borne criminals intercepted Nawal and one of them pumped at least ten bullets in his chest and abdomen at around 6.12am.
“Nine empty and one live cartridges of 7.62mm were recovered from the spot. Nawal on his bike was going to his residence at Nayagaon under Shyampur Bhatha in Sheohar from Shahbazpur in Muzaffarpur,” the SHO said.
He said as the criminals were about to intercept Nawal, a street dog started barking and chasing their bike. “The criminals first shot the dog dead before killing Nawal,” he said.
Rajak said the entire incident was captured in a CCTV camera. “Nawal was accused in three criminal cases, including one of murder in Sheohar. He was evading arrest in one of the cases,” the SHO said.
He said Nawal’s elder brother was shot dead during election campaign at Hathsar under Punahia police station area in Sheohar on October 24 last year. “We are investigating Nawal’s murder from all angles, including its relation with his brother’s killing,” he said.
Shree Narayan was a former mukhiya of Nayagan panchayat and had been earlier associated with slain gangster Santosh Jha. He was accused in at least 30 criminal cases in Sheohar and neighbouring districts.