PLUMBER SHOT AT, INJURED, TWO DETAINED

PLUMBER SHOT AT, INJURED, TWO DETAINED

3-JAN-ENG 10

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------A dispute took a violent turn on Sunday evening in Chhotka Chanda village under Koilwar police station area of ​​Bhojpur district, when armed miscreants shot and seriously injured a plumber near the Yagyashala Mahavir Temple. The incident has created a sensation in the village and surrounding areas.

According to the information, the injured youth is Vinod Kumar, 25, son of Shiv Bhajan Rai, a resident of Chhotka Chanda village, who is a plumber by profession. He sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh and is seriously injured. Upon receiving information about the incident, Koilwar Station House Officer Narottam Chandra immediately reached the spot with his team and started a thorough investigation.

Meanwhile, the injured Vinod Kumar said that his elder brother, Mantosh Kumar, who works privately in the Animal Husbandry Department of Udvantnagar block, was stopped on the way by four youths from the village while returning from his duty on Saturday night and was verbally abused. After this, he returned home without saying anything. On Sunday morning, when his brother complained about this incident to Kanhaiya Rai, a relative of the said youths, he was again verbally abused and assaulted. A complaint was registered at the local police station after this incident.

Vinod Kumar further stated that when they returned from the police station, the accused youths arrived at their doorstep with sticks and weapons and started fighting. During this time, his brother Vinod was shot, seriously injuring him. Vinod Kumar has accused Anil Kumar, Ramji Rai, Manish Kumar, and others who were with them, of assault and shooting.

In this regard, Koilwar Station House Officer Narottam Chandra said that this case is related to an ongoing dispute between neighbors. There was a fight between these parties in the morning as well, and the same dispute escalated into a shooting in the evening. The police have taken swift action and detained two people, and intensive questioning is underway. The station house officer said that further legal action would be taken after receiving a written application from the victim.