FIRING AT FERTILIZER SHOP, OWNER ESCAPED NARROWLY

FIRING AT FERTILIZER SHOP, OWNER ESCAPED NARROWLY

22-JULY-ENG 18

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-------------------------unknown miscreants opened fire on a fertilizer shop in Belvania market of Bihiya police station area of Bhojpur. It is being said that two rounds of firing were done by two gunmen riding a bike. Fertilizer businessman Uday Shankar Singh narrowly escaped in the firing. The bullet hit the paint box kept in his shop and the wall. Businessman Uday Shankar Singh is a resident of Jhauwa village of the police station area. He has a fertilizer shop in Belvania market. His father late Rajdev Singh has been a former sarpanch. However, the reason for the firing could not be ascertained at the moment.

Here, the incident of firing early in the morning created a sensation in the area. On receiving the information, SHO Aditya Kumar reached with the police force and investigated. SDPO Rajesh Kumar Sharma also investigated at his level. It is being told that fertilizer businessman Uday Shankar Singh had reached his shop on Monday morning. Then two unknown miscreants riding a bike arrived and fired two rounds in quick succession. This created panic.

SDPO Rajesh Kumar Sharma said that the case is being investigated. Efforts are being made to identify and arrest the attackers through CCTV footage. The bike used in the incident is also being verified. According to the SDPO, in the investigation so far, no complaint of threats etc. has been made by the shopkeeper. He said that soon the case will be disclosed and the attackers will be arrested.