This story is from November 6, 2021

Two killed in Begusarai in exchange of fire

Two persons were killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire that took place between two groups of criminals engaged in gambling on Diwali night.
Two killed in Begusarai in exchange of fire
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BEGUSARAI: Two persons were killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire that took place between two groups of criminals engaged in gambling on Diwali night.
According to police sources, a dispute broke out between the groups during gambling which resulted in exchange of fire. The incident took place around 4am in Baghi locality under the Lohia Nagar police outpost of the district.
Those killed in the incident were identified as Pankaj Kumar and Santosh alias Kishore. While Pankaj was a resident of Nagdah locality under Singhaul police outpost, Santosh alias Kishore was a resident of Samastipur district.
Those injured were identified as Prem Kumar alias Babul and Krishna Kumar alias Murari, both residents of Lohia Nagar under the same police outpost. While the third person injured in the incident Balram Mahto belonged to Baghi mohalla.
Lohia Nagar police outpost SHO Ambika Prasad said, “Nine live cartridges, some quantity of ganja besides playing cards were recovered from the spot. There seems to be large amount of money involved in the gambling which resulted in violence after the dispute. The injured are undergoing treatment in various private hospitals.”
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