Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : A man shot dead his wife at village Manichhapara  under Barhara police station (PS) in Bhojpur District in South Bihar on December 23, 2021, late evening, and later committed suicide. The reason behind the incident is still to be ascertained.

Police recovered the bodies and brought them over to Ara Sadar Hospital for pos-tmortem. An FIR has been lodged by Barhara PS in this connection and police are investigating the matter. The deceased were identified as Bimlesh Rai, 30, and his wife Kiran Devi, 27, of village Manichhapara. Bimlesh Rai worked in a private company in Punjab.

SHO, Barhara PS, said that Bimlesh Rai shot dead his wife Kiran Devi when she was sleeping in her room at Manichhapara village and later committed suicide by shooting himself. When their six year old daughter raised an alarm, family members and villagers gathered and informed police.