Youth allegedly shot dead by three bike-borne men in Patna

The 18-year-old victim was rushed to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries, police said

In a tragic incident, a youth was allegedly shot dead by three motorcycle-borne assailants in Patna on Monday, police said.

The youth was sitting in his shop when three masked assailants on a bike shot him multiple times. (Representative file image)

The 18-year-old victim was rushed to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

The incident took place near Bihar Police headquarters, Sardar Patel Bhawan, which is barely 500 metres from Shastri Nagar police station in the state capital.

According to police, the youth was sitting in his shop when three masked assailants on a bike shot him multiple times.

An eyewitness claimed the police van reached the spot 15 minutes after the incident.

Patna senior superintendent of police (SSP) MS Dhillon said the incident was a fallout of a recent fight the victim had with some people. The victim and others had beaten up some people three days back. Two of the injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital. Prima facie, their accomplices shot the youth. Further probe is on,” he said.