Jungle Raj returns in Bihar, 2 murders in 12 hours

Patna, Aug 19: In two separate incidents within a span of 12 hours, two people were shot dead in public in Bihar. The incidents were uncovered on Thursday, sending chills down the country's spine.

 

 

 

The first incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when the daughter of a vegetable vendor was shot in the Indrapuri area of Patna's Sipara under the limits of Beur Police Station. Police officials said that the accused was a jilted lover.

 

 

 

The girl who was shot in the neck is currently undergoing medical treatment in a private hospital. The incident was caught on a CCTV camera. The second incident came to the fore Thursday morning. Bablu Kumar, an army jawan, was shot dead by two bike-borne men during a loot attempt today around 3 am. The murder happened at Chiraiyatand Bridge under Kankarbagh Police Station limits in Patna. The jawan, who was on a leave, was on his way to board Rajdhani Express to Guwahati. A police investigation is on in both incidents. The entire incident took place during the day, next to a busy road. Several pedestrians and two-wheel riders can be spotted in the video. After the video surfaced on social media, several Twitter users expressed shock at the incident and blamed politicians across parties for the "poor law and order situation and "jungle raj" in Bihar. More details on the medical condition of the victim and the arrest of the accused are still awaited.

 

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The state saw Nitish Kumar taking oath as chief minister for the eighth time last week along with a new deputy - the RJD's Tejashwi Yadav. A new cabinet was sworn in this week of 31 ministers. The BJP has in the past taken swipes at the RJD over the state's law and order state.