Six persons, including four members of a family, were shot dead and two others injured by unidentified gunmen in Bihar`s Jehanabad district on Friday night, officials said on Saturday. Jehanabad district magistrate H S Meena and Police Superintendent R S Bhatti told PTI that around 25 heavily-armed gunmen swooped on Thalubigha village under Ghosi police station and rained bullets at people sitting outside the house of Gayalal Yadav, killing five persons. Gayalal`s two sons, Virendra and Surendra, his nephews Kamal Yadav and Madhesh Yadav and one Ramsevak Yadav were killed on the spot. Two others, who suffered gunshot injuries, were admitted to the Sadar hospital in Jehanabad where their condition was stated be critical, they said. Police suspect the hands of Communist Party of India (ML) (Liberation) extremists behind the killings. A land dispute was also believed to be a reason behind it. The situation was stated to be tense in the area following the incident. Bhatti said that raids were being conducted to arrest the killers. In another incident, Surendra Singh, former mukhia of Mandebigha panchayat, was gunned down by suspected People`s War Group ultras at Ramdeochak under Karoana police station in the same district on Friday night.
“No arrests have been made so far”, Bhatti added.
Bureau Report