Businessman shot dead at Ara

Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara: An electric mechanic shot dead a businessman Sanjay Prasad alias Munna Sai at the gate of his house at New Babu Bazaar, about 100 metre away from the Town Police Station, Ara, on Saturday morning over a trivial and fled away. Plice brought over the body to Ara Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. A named FIR has been lodged with Town Police Station but no arrest has so far been made in this connection.

Bhojpur SP Kshatranil Singh said that Sanjay Prasad alias Munna Sai, a businessman of New Babu Bazaar area under Town police station, had given his ceiling fan to an electric mechanics, his neighbour, for overhauling about two months ago. On Friday evening, Munna Sai asked the mechanic as to why he had not completed the work so far. This led to heated exchange between the two followed by a scuffle. Both f them slapped each other but the locals intervened and the matter ended there. On Saturday morning, the electric mechanics started hurling abusive language on Munna Sai and when he objected to it, the mechanics shot at him. Munna Sai died on spot.

The Hundustani Aawam Morcha (HAM) state spokesperson, Danish Raizwan, called for Bhojpur bandh on Sunday in protest against the murder.