ARA: A CPI(ML) member,
Dadan Paswan (48), was shot at near Bihta bus stand mor under the Imadpur police station area in Bhojpur district on Tuesday morning. Dadan, a block level CPI(ML) leader of Tarari, was returning home after having tea when bike-borne criminals shot at him in his neck.
Dadan was rushed to Tarari PHC from where he was taken to a private hospital at Ara.
His condition is stated to be out of danger.
Dadan’s uncle Chhote Paswan told reporters: “Two of the six miscreants on two bikes fired at least 20 rounds at him. I don't know the reason behind the attack. Two years ago his uncle Jhari Paswan was murdered.”
Angry over the incident, the CPI(ML) workers blocked the Bihta bus stand mor for several hours. “The blockade was lifted at around 2pm after
Piro SDPO assured us to arrest the culprits very soon. Earlier, the district welfare officer handed over a cheque for Rs1 lakh to Dadan’s family members under the SC/ST Act,” CPI(ML) town secretary
Dilraj Pritam told this newspaper.
“An FIR will be lodged after Dadan regains consciousness. Though he is not holding any party post, Dadan was active in Tarari block,” he added.