Property dealer shot at in Bhojpur
Ram Narayan Singh was riding his bike back home from Piyania village when he was accosted and shot at by the assailants around 6.45am.
He fell from his bike after receiving a bullet injury to his left foot toe, and the accused fled away with the key of his motorbike, seeing the local residents rushing to the spot.
He was taken to Sadar Hospital, Ara, where he is said to be out of danger. While one of the accused was donning a helmet, the other was not.
Udwantnagar station house officer (SHO) Jayant Prakash said CCTV camera footage shows that the assailants were stealthily following him.
"They chose an isolated spot where they couldn't see any CCTV camera to shoot at the property dealer. We have started an investigation and raids are going on to arrest the culprits," said the Udwantnagar SHO, adding the motive behind the firing is not clear yet. "In his statement, the victim has said that the assailants were after his gold chain.
However his gold chain is intact. Further investigation will reveal the real motive.
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We are investigating the case from all angles," he said.
Though some media reports claimed that the injured property dealer had received an anonymous extortion message on his mobile phone two months ago, even as the Udwantnagar SHO denied any such thing.
Talking to the media persons at the sadar hospital, the injured property dealer said he had no enmity or dispute with anyone.
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