Satish Aditya
Muzaffarpur :Abhishek Agrawal, a young Cellphone shopkeeper, was shot dead by three unidentified motorcycle borne criminals on January 7, 2021, night, near B B Collegiate on Motijheel Road, Muzaffarpur Town. The criminals also looted Rs 1 lakh cash from his
possession.
Police rushed to the spot and Abhishek was taken to Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, but the doctors there declared him brought dead. SSP, Muzaffarpur, Jayant Kant, and City SP Rajesh Kumar reached at the place of occurrence immediately and looked into CCTV footage of different shops and spotted the criminals. Police are investigating the case and raids are being conducted to arrest the criminals.
On January 8, 2021, the businessmen of the town collected on different roads and blocked them giving a call for Muzaffarpur bandh. All shops remained closed as the businessmen were demanding immediate arrest of the assailants and compensation to the next of kin the deceased. They were protesting shouting slogans against rising crime including murders in Muzaffarpur Town.
According to DSP Sadar Ramnaresh Paswan, Abhishek Agrawal was returning to his residence in Motijheel locality with his brother Aditya Agrawal on his bike. As soon as he reached near B B Collegiate, three bike borne persons overtook him and opened fire on Abhishek Agrawal. The bullet hit the head of Abhishek and he fell down on the road. The criminals then threw chilli powder into the eye of Abhishek and looted his bag containing Rs 1 lakh cash and sped away towards Kalyani Square.