20220925 Bihar: Two men shot at by bike-borne miscreants in Sitamarhi district, accused arrested
India Sep 25 2022 “Automobile & Railway”
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Bihar: Two men shot at by bike-borne miscreants in Sitamarhi district, accused arrested
Updated: 2022-09-25
By Faryal Rumi and SK Singh
PATNA/SITAMARHI: Two labourers have been grievously injured after two bike-borne miscreants opened fire at them at Chiman Tola in Sahiyara village of Sitamarhi district on Sunday morning in road rage.
The incident happened after a verbal spate between one of the victim and the accused.
The accused involved in the act, identified as Roshan Yadav and Deepak Kumar Rai have been arrested after they were caught by the locals while fleeing away. The villagers thrashed both of them fiercely and later handed over them to the police. According to police, both the accused are in their early 20s and resident of Punaura village.
SP Har Kishore Rai said that the accused have been taken into the police custody and they are being interrogated.
The incident took place around 8am under Sahiyara police station area, when two people going on a bike had a scuffle with a local Umesh Thakur, a resident of ward 6 of Sahiyara village. SHO Awadh Kishore Ram said that Thakur, who was going to the temple, asked the bikers to drive slowly on village road, which infuriated them.
“They took out the pistol and fired three rounds at Thakur and two other persons, who came forward for the aid of the victim. In this incident, two men sustained bullet injuries,” he said
The SHO said that the other victim was identified as Dharmendra Paswan, a resident of Chimanpur Tole and a field laborer. “At the time of the incident, Paswan was working in the field. On seeing the incident, he came for the aid but the miscreants also fired at him. Dharmendra’s brother Ram Pravesh Paswan along with villagers chased and caught both the assailants,” Ram said.
The injured were immediately rushed to the hospital, where they are being treated. According to police condition of both the injured is stable. One sustained bullet injury in the head while another was shot at in the neck.
Angered by the incident, the villagers protested for hours by blocking the Sahiyara-Majorganj main road and accused the police for not acting on time after hearing the sound of gunfire.
The SDPO Sadar Subodh Kumar visited the place of occurrence. He told this newspaper that prima facie, the incident took place because of road rage. “The miscreants did not shot at randomly. The police, however, investigating the incident from all angles. The accused are being interrogated. The bike and unauthorized pistol was also recovered from them. The statement of the victims will also be recorded,” he said.
Web Source: The Times of India