Youth shot dead over love affair in Jamui

PATNA: A 22-year-old youth, Ritu Sinha alias Suman, was shot dead over a love affair in Jamui town around 10am on Monday. His friend, Bikram Yadav (21), was also injured in the firing.
Ritu was shot by the members of a rival group allegedly led by one Tuntun Tiger near Mehsauri Chowk where he had gone with his friend for some work.
Though the bullets hit Ritu’s hands, he succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.A bullet also hit his friend Bikram, who is undergoing treatment.
Jamui superintendent of police Pramod Kumar Mandal said four people have been named as accused in the FIR lodged by Ritu’s father Vinod Kumar with the Town police station. The statement of the injured has also been recorded.
Ritu’s father, who runs a PDS shop, said his son had differences with some youths of Bodhvan Talab locality in the town. “He was shot from a close range,,” Kumar said.
Police have detained three suspects for interrogation in connection with the incident. “Raids are on to nab the named accused,” the SP said.
Surprisingly, the prime accused, Tuntun Tiger, took to a social media platform to declare a war of attrition against his arch rival. “Bhale hi aaj jail hoga, kal bail hoga aur parso phir wahi khel hoga. Mujhe halke mein mat lena,” he posted on a social media platform.
A police officer said Tuntun was released from jail recently.