Arun Lata Sharma
Sitamarhi : Sitamarhi town police have arrested one Indal Kumar, a native of village Samhauti under Runnisaidpur block, in connection with a shootout incident on August 24, 2021, night, at a Sitamarhi Nursing Home in which a surgeon Dr Shiv Shankar Mahto sustained bullet injuries while a Nurse Babli Pandey was killed.
Sitamarhi SP Har Kishore Rai said that Indal Kumar was arrested on August 29, 2021, near west side of railway crossing during the course of vehicle checking along with a pistol, a live cartridge, a motorbike, Rs 11,300 cash, and a few cellphones. He wanted to flee but the police team arrested him, SP Rai said adding he has faccepted his crime saying he did it for the shake of money. The SP added that his other accomplices would be arrested soon.
Dr Mahto ‘s first wife, nephew, and two former para-medical staff have already been arrested in this connection.