Vivek Hari
Patna : Two unidentified criminals shot dead a farmer Baiju Singh, about 45, in the wee hours on July 6, 2018, at village Kadhe Kudha under Paliganj police station in Patna district. The criminals killed Baiju Singh around 1:30 am when he was irrigating his field.
The villagers heard two gunshots but didn’t pay attention to it at the time. On July 6 morning, when illagers were passing through the place of occurrence they saw Baiju lying on a bamboo platform but when they went closer they were shocked to see him dead soaked in blood. They also saw blood on the ground.
The villagers immediately informed Baiju Singh’s family members and repolice. Police reached the spot and took the body under their custody. DSP, Paliganj, while confirming the murder ruled out the possibility of involvement of naxalites behind it. He said the police were investigating into the possible reasons behind Baiju’s murder. The DSP, however, said that Baiju Singh was jailed sometime back in connection with a murder case in which he was one of the named accused.