FARMER SHOT DEAD IN BHOJPUR VILLAGE

ARA (RNI) Armed miscreant shot dead a farmer at Tikapur village under Bahoranpur police station in Bhojpur district. The miscreant also threatened his son with dire consequences and also released the video of the incident. Police recovered the body and brought it to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem. The deceased was identified as Shiv Pujan Rai 65 son of Bhola Rai of Tikapur village. An FIR has been lodged with the police under Bahoranpur police station in this regard. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the miscreant.

Neeraj Kumar Thakur, grandson of the deceased said that three years ago, Prince, son of Sriram Rai of the village was going somewhere on his motorcycle. Meanwhile his maternal uncle Abhishek Rai got stuck in the mud and so he asked Prince to drive slowly that caused a quarrel in between the two. Prince along with his family members came and thrashed Abhishek Rai. It ensured a fight in between two families. An FIR was lodged in this regard and his maternal uncle Abhishek Rai, grandfather Shiv Pujan Rai were landed in the jail for three months. On March 19, 2022, Sri Ram Rai was shot dead and four persons including Shiv Pujan Rai, his son Abhshek Rai were made accused. He was constantly being threatened regarding this matter. Today, his maternal grandfather Shiv Pujan Rai had gone to the dam to leave the cattle where Prince and his cousin Vishal, waylaid and shot his dead.

After murder Vishal released a video saying accepted that he killed Shiv Pujan Rai in one bullet and he would kill his son Abhishek Rai too. He asked the deceased’s son Mukesh to come out of the house. Threatening him, he said that his ticket is also booked. The sooner he come, the sooner he will go. He was asking as to who killed his father. Your guest Vishal Rai has killed him. Go and tell whosever he wants and whenever he wants to meet, meet him.

The neighbours informed the family members about the murder. The family members came out of the house and saw that Shiv Pujan Rai was shot at in the neck and died on the spot.

SHO Bahoranpur police station Sushant Kumar said that a team of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has been requisitioned and it collected blood samples and other evidences from the spot. He said both the families had an old enmity and added that the police are investigating the matter and the miscreants would be arrested very soon.

The deceased survived by his two sons Abhishek Ram, Manoj Rai, two daughters Pooja Devi and Shobha Devi and his wife Prema Devi.