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Prisoner out on parole shot dead inside Patna hospital, probe on
The prisoner was admitted for treatment at Paras Hospital when unidentified assailants shot him inside the building.
A prisoner out on parole was shot dead while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bihar's Patna on Thursday morning.
The prisoner was admitted for treatment at Paras Hospital when unidentified assailants shot and killed him inside the building.
Patna senior superintendent of police Kartikeya Kumar reached the scene of the crime to assess the situation. He told the news agency ANI that an investigation into the matter was underway.
"A criminal named Chandan Mishra, resident of Buxar district, admitted to Paras Hospital for treatment, and members of the rival gang shot him. He is undergoing treatment...He was shot multiple times. The assailants are being identified with the help of the Buxar Police. It cannot be ruled out that the security guards of the police were involved in this incident. We will investigate this angle also," Central range (Patna) IG Jitendra Rana told the media in the morning. The victim later succumbed to the bullet wounds.
The incident comes amid a slew of such shootings in the state, which is due for assembly poll in a couple of months. The opposition has been targeting the Nitish Kumar-led government over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. And someone coming into a hospital and shooting a parolee, that too in the state capital, is certainly not a good look.
Recent shooting incidents in Bihar
A series of shooting incidents have taken place in Bihar after businessman and BJP leader Gopal Khemka was shot dead outside his home in Patna earlier this month. He had requested police protection for his family.
Days after Khemka was shot dead, another BJP leader was killed in Patna’s Ram Krishna Nagar area after being shot by an unidentified assailant. The victim, Vikram Jha, succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.
Two persons, a lawyer and a teacher, were shot dead in separate incidents in Patna and Saran districts of Bihar on Sunday.
Pointing out the murder of a BJP leader in Patna, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack against the NDA government in Bihar on Monday. He asked whether “anyone in the NDA government is willing to listen to the truth or admit their mistakes”.
“And now, a BJP leader shot dead in Patna! What to say, and to whom? Is there anyone in the NDA government willing to listen to the truth or admit their mistakes?” Tejashwi Yadav posted on social media platform X.
