35-year-old jeweller shot dead in Gopalganj dist

PATNA: One Vinay Kumar alias Bhim Yadav (35), a jeweller from Siwan, was shot dead by unidentified criminals in Gopalganj on Wednesday. The incident took place at 7pm when he was sitting at his shop near ITI Mor under the Hathua Bazar police station area in the district.
Eyewitnesses told police that four criminals riding two motorbikes reached Vinay’s shop and pumped bullets into his body from close range.The assailants, who were in the age group of 20 to 30 years, escaped towards Kusaundhi after the incident. The injured trader was admitted to a local hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
Gopalganj SDPO, Naresh Paswan, who rushed to the spot, told this reporter over the phone, “The shop has been sealed and a forensic team requisitioned to collect evidence from the spot. A special investigation team has also been set up to crack the case.”
Later, police obtained a CCTV footage of the incident from Vinay’s shop and conducted raids at different places under the Uchkagaon, Phulwaria, Hathua, and Mirganj police stations to arrest the assailants.
The deceased was stated to be a resident of Sidhwalia village under the Hussainganj police station area in Siwan district. His murder has sent shock waves through the traders’ community.