AN AWARDEE OF Rs. 25000 SHOT DEAD WHILE TWO OTHERS INJURED AT ARA

Ara (RNI) Some armed miscreants shot dead a dreaded criminal and an awardee of Rs. 25000 and also shot at and injured two youth at Ara in the night on March 15, 2025 near Mirganj Cold Storage under Ara town police station. The police recovered the body and brought it to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem and admitted the injured there but the doctor referred them to the Patna Medical College and Hospital in precarious condition though the family members admitted them to a private nursing home at Ara. The deceased was identified as Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar 20 of Ujiar Tola under Ara town police station while the injured were identified as Shubham Yadav alias Rahul Kumar 18 son of Ram Devi Yadav of Bind Toli Ward No 5 under Ara town police station and Dasai Ram 20 son of Kanhaiya Ram of the same area. Ajay Shnakar alias Sikandar was absconding since long and the police had announced an award of Rs. 25000 on him. An FIR was lodged with the police under Ara town police station in this regard. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the miscreants. Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar was wanted in several loot cases and he was absconding in police file. The incident took place in connection with liquor business and personal rivalry in between two gangs.

The injured Shubham Yadav said that the miscreants considered him police informer and that was the cause of enmity. They always said that he informed the about their business and so the police frequently raided their sites. He further said that Dasai Ram and Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar had come to his house to have feast during Holi in the night when three armed miscreants came and started firing unprovoked. They tried to escape but the miscreants chased and pumped bullets into their bodies killing Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar on spot and injured them. Before breathing his last, Sikandar called his friend and he had received bullets and was trying to escape from the scene and also called them on the spot.

On information, ASP Parichay Kumar along with police force rushed to the spot. The ASP said that both the groups had enmity for the last two years and the initial investigation showed that the rivalry was related with the illegal liquor trade. He said that some suspects had been identified and the police would very soon arrest them. Police are investigating the matter.

People of the areas said that Dasai Ram had tiff with some people over trivial matter at Bind Toli under Ara town police station in the evening on March 15, 2025 but Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar was there. The three friends had gone to Shubham Yadav with an intension of quarrel but the miscreants fired in which Ajay Shankar alias Sikandar was killed on spot and Shubham Yadav and Dasari Ram were injured.