RLSP leader shot dead at Patna village

Alok Mishra
Patna : Armed criminals gunned down Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) Paliganj block president Bhushan alias Tuktuk at village Mera under Paliganj block in Patna district at around 10.10 pm on November 13, 2018, when he was returning home after participating in a cultural programme. A youth also sustained bullet injury in the attack on Tuktuk.
Police said that a cultural programme was organised on the occasion of Chhath Puja at village Mera. After inaugurating the programme, Tuktuk was returning home when some criminals, who were waiting for him, opened fire at him killing him on the spot.
On getting information, Paliganj DSP Manoj Kumar Pandey reached the spot and pacified the angry villagers. A large number of policemen were deployed there. Taking strong exception to the incident, Patna SSP Manu Maharaaj has constituted a team led by City SP (West) to crack the case.