ONE MIDDLE AGED PERSON KILLED, YOUTH INJURED

ONE MIDDLE AGED PERSON KILLED, YOUTH INJURED

18-JULY-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------One middle aged person was killed while a youth was injured when a speeding vehicle dashed their motorcycle near Bampali village under Gajrajganj police outpost on Ara-Buxar National Highway in the morning. The police brought the body to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem and admitted the injured there but the doctor referred him to the Patna Medial College and Hospital in precarious condition. The deceased was identified as Kattu Manjhi 43 son of Lorik Manjhi of Chhitrauli village under Bihata police station while the injured was identified as Binod Manjhi 24 son of Bhuwaneshwar Manjhi okf Fulwarisharif village under the same police station in Patna district.

Jitedra Kumar, younger brother of the deceased said that Kattu Manjhi had gone to Musahar Toli at Pali village under the same police station in Patna district with the barat of his son Ajay Kumar in the night on July 16, 2024. After the marriage all were returning home but Kattu Manjhi andn Binod Manjhi went to their relative at Kharauni village under Bihia police station in Bhojpur district. When they were returning from Kharauni village on a motorcycle, a speeding vehicle dashed their motorcycle near Bampali village under Gajrajganj police outpost on Ara-Buxar main road killing Kattu Manjhi on spot and injuring the pillion rider Binod Manjhi. The hospital employees informed them on mobile about the death of Kattu Manjhi. When the family members arrived at the Ara Sadar Hospital, the police got the postmortem done. Jitendra Kumar further said that he did not know as to why and how they reached Bampali and added that it is a matter of investigation.