Bihar: Rural health official shot dead in Patna

Days after a sand trader's murder in Bihar, a rural health worker was shot dead in in the Pipri locality of Patna. The The deceased has been identified as Surendra Kumar.

The incident happened in the Sheikhpura village on Saturday night when Kumar was working in a field, officials told PTI.

Some villagers said they heard gunshots in the field. Upon reaching the location, the officer was found lying unconscious with bullet injuries, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO-2) Masaurhi, Kanhaiya Singh, told reporters.


Kumar was taken to a nearby hospital but succumbed to injuries during treatment, Singh said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said, adding, further probe is underway.

The incident comes close on the heels of a spate of murders that have rocked the state capital in the last one week.

A 50-year-old man involved in the sand mining business was gunned down outside his residence in Ranitalab area of Patna on July 10, less than a week after the murder of top industrialist Gopal Khemka in the state capital on July 4.

A grocery shop owner was also shot dead by an unidentified person in Patna’s Ramkrishna Nagar locality on July 11.