Dacoits loot house in Bihar, elderly shot dead

According to the police, over half a dozen criminals broke into the house around 2 am and started looting properties at pistol point.

Tension flared up in Musepur village within Bihta police limits of rural Patna after a group of miscreants shot at an elderly for resisting their robbery attempt during the wee hours of Saturday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Ram Prasad Singh, 70, a farmer.

Locals said the dacoits ransacked the house and looted valuables and cash. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

According to the police, over half a dozen criminals broke into the house around 2 am and started looting properties at pistol point. Singh’s wife raised an alarm when she saw the accused committing the robbery. The accused tied up the woman and confined her in the bathroom.

As Singh heard the screams, he rushed towards his wife and clashed with the dacoits. He caught one of them and raised an alarm. Subsequently, another miscreant fired at Singh who received a bullet injury on his chest. The victim was rushed to hospital and but was declared brought dead.

“There were eight men in total, all masked and carrying weapons. Two were standing guard outside the house while six came inside. They held me at gunpoint. My husband had kept some money at home for agriculture work, he had withdrawn the money from the bank only a couple of days ago,” said the victim’s wife, adding that that the robbers took away cash and jewellery amounting to about ₹5 lakh.

Locals said the dacoits ransacked the house and looted valuables and cash. They revealed that the dacoits also tried to commit a crime in the house of one Bindeshwari Prasad Singh but his daughter, Durga Kumari, woke up and raised alarm.

Following the incident, irate villagers put the body on road, staged a protest and blocked the Bihta-Maner NH demanding arrest of the miscreants, job to the kin of the deceased and pressed dog squad. Due to the protest, vehicular traffic came to a standstill on the road for five hours.

Meanwhile, after the incident, senior police officials including city SP (West) Ashok Mishra visited the spot and inquired about the incident. The police have recovered empty bags and a steel container from outside the locality. Mishra said an FIR has been filed and teams have been formed to nab the accused. Cops are scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the locality and expect a breakthrough soon. A scientific team, along with a sniffer dog, was rushed to the crime spot for investigation.

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