Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Some armed miscreants shot dead a youth at village Ekwari under Sahar police station(PS) in Bhojpur District in South Bihar on November 4, 2021, late evening, when he went there to see his girlfriend. The deceased was identified as Manish Kumar, 21, son of Sudarshan Rai of village Koyal under Charpokhari PS in the district. He was a truck driver by profession.

An FIR has been lodged with Sahar PS in this connection. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the miscreants. Later,  police brought the body over to  Ara Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.

SHO, Sahar PS, said that Manish Kumar along with his friend had gone to village Ekwari on his motorcycle where around four youth thrashed them first and then shot Manish Kumar dead. The SHO said that Manish Kumar allegedly had an affair with a girl of Ekwari village for about a month.

Piro SDPO Rahul Singh said that police are investigating the matter and also interrogating Manish’s friend.