Farmer shot at and injured by 3 bike borne persons in Bhojpur

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Three bike borne miscreants shot at and injured a famer Ram Pratap Singh at village Chaturbhuji Barao under Piro police station in Bhojpur district on April 14, 2018,  late evening, and escaped. Police admitted him to Ara Sadar Hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. A named FIR was lodged with Piro police station in this connection but no arrest has so far been made in this regard.

SHO, Piro police station, said that Ram Pratap Singh of village Chaturbhuji Barao had sold his paddy to a Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS president of his village in 2012. But, the PACS president did not pay money to him. Ram Pratap moved the court which directed the PACS president to clear the dues of the farmer. Angry over this development, the relatives of the PACS president had allegedly thrashed the farmer two days back and shot at him on April 14 evening, the SHO said.