PATNA: In a terrifying incident that raised questions over law and order situation in the state, three motorcycle-borne criminals went on a killing spree and shot dead two people between Rajendra Chowk and Ragarganj Chowk under the Maharajganj police station area in Siwan district on Thursday. The bullets fired by the criminals also injured two people.
Sources said one criminal was riding the bike while one of the two pillion riders had pistols in both hands. Another had a pistol in one hand.
Siwan SP Abhinav Kumar said it was not clear why the killings took place. “We have collected footage of CCTV camera and efforts are on to arrest the criminals,” he added.
The first to be shot was one Sudama Yadav (35). He was riding a bike at the time of the incident. Yadav was a resident of Misrauli village under the Gautam Buddha Nagar police station area in Siwan.
Police sources said Sudama was involved in transporting Covid-19 vaccines from one centre to another.
“The second victim was Mohammad Arman Ansari (25). He was riding pillion on the bike of his friend Mohammad Ashraf,” a source said, adding Ansari was a resident of Rukundipur village under the Daraunda police station area in Siwan.
Later, criminals shot at one Manish Kumar (28). “Manish was going to the sub-divisional hospital with his mother on a bike when the criminals fired at him. Another person, Ashok Patel (35) of Mishr Balia village, was also shot at by the criminals,” a source said.
SHO of Maharajganj police station Ashok Kumar Singh said the criminals continued firing in air while moving towards Ragarganj Chowk.
