Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Bike borne miscreants shot at and injured a dancer near Barani village at Charpokhari Bazaar under Charpokhari police station (PS) in Bhojpur District in South Bihar in the wee hour on January 28, 2022, when she was returning home after performing at an event along with her associates.

The injured Sanjana Kumari, 18, was admitted to Ara Sadar Hospital. An FIR has been lodged with Charpokhari PS in this connection. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the miscreants. Sanjana Kumari is daughter of Ram Ji Nat of village Devchanda under Piro PS.

SHO, Charpokhari PS, said that Sanjana Kumari, a professional dancer, along with four of her associates had gone to village Bagar under Sikarhatta PS on January 27, 2022 to perform at a marriage ceremony. After the programme, she was returning home in a car along with her associates. Meanwhile, four armed miscreants on two motorcycles intercepted the car and shot at and injured Sanjana Kumari and escaped, the SHO added. He said that some miscreants had committed the crime and brother-in-law of the injured blamed two persons of Zero Mile in Ara in this connection.