Patna's Ramkrishna Nagar area witnessed a brazen late-night shooting on Tuesday, October 20, when three motorcycle-borne men allegedly opened fire on property dealer Shubham Kumar Yadav on Jyotish Path, leaving him seriously injured. Yadav, 24, was rushed to a private hospital, where he remains under treatment, police said.
According to the Times of India, CCTV footage purportedly shows Yadav talking on his phone by the roadside when the three men approached on a motorcycle, fired at him and fled. The report said he was shot four times in the chest. An FSL (forensic science laboratory) team collected evidence from the crime scene.
Motive not yet established, say police
Sadar SDPO-II Ranjan Kumar said the motive behind the attack was yet to be established and that police were examining CCTV footage and investigating all possible angles, IANS reported. The SHO of Ramkrishna Nagar police station said preliminary investigation indicated Yadav had been in contact with people involved in property dealing, and that this lead was being examined. Police teams are questioning family members, local residents and possible eyewitnesses and conducting a technical investigation to identify the attackers and their motorcycle.
No arrests have been made so far in connection with the shooting, police said. The incident has raised concerns among residents because the assailants allegedly opened fire in a residential area and escaped before they could be intercepted.
The Ramkrishna Nagar shooting was one of a spate of violent crimes reported across Patna late on Tuesday night, the Times of India reported, including a fatal stabbing in Bakhtiyarpur and an attack on a pharmaceutical dealer in Agamkuan, each triggering separate police investigations.
What is solid
- Property dealer Shubham Kumar Yadav was shot by three motorcycle-borne men on Jyotish Path in Patna's Ramkrishna Nagar area late Tuesday night and admitted to a private hospital (Times of India; IANS).
- Sadar SDPO-II Ranjan Kumar said the motive was not yet established, CCTV footage was being examined and a forensic team collected evidence; no arrests had been made (Times of India; IANS).
What is only claimed
- The claim that Yadav was shot four times in the chest rests on the Times of India report; the exact number of wounds has not been confirmed in the IANS report cited. Possible motives, including property disputes or personal enmity, are lines of inquiry named by police, not established findings.
Police said the investigation is continuing and efforts are under way to trace the three suspects from the CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts.