Vivek Hari
Patna : A 15 year old girl Pooja Kumari sustained bullet injury in her back when a youth fired in the air during dispute between two women of village Chesi under Naubatpur police station in Patna district at around 7 am on August 29, 2018. Naubatpur is 21 km away from Patna. Chesi village is 4.2 km away from Naubatpur police station.
Pooja, daughter of Vishwanath Sharma, was referred to PMCH after initial treatment at a local hospital. SHO, Naubatpur police station, said that a youth fired in the air during fight between two women, which reflected after hitting and hit Pooja in the back injuring her. She was going to a temple to perform Puja when the bullet hit her.
The SHO said that the official statements of the two sides were yet to be recorded. However, the SHO said that police will take action against the youth who opened fire. But, the SHO was not even aware whether the youth has licence to possess firearms.
Naubatpur police station has been rated among the three worst police stations of Patna district on performance scale. The district has 73 police stations.