CBI Officer Shot At Chest With Arrow For Exposing 1993 Railway Scam

An ex-railway employee attacked CBI officer Virendra Singh with an iron-tipped arrow, motivated by revenge for a 1993 railway scam investigation.

Murmu, who lost his job due to the case, meticulously planned the assault.

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A Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) officer was attacked with an iron-tipped knife in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow for exposing a railway scan in 1993. 

The incident took place on Friday at around 11:15 a.m. at the main gate of the CBI office, located on Naval Kishore Road in Hazratganj, one of the city's busiest areas, according to a report by The Times of India. 

Eyewitnesses were taken by surprise when they saw a man emerging from behind a tree, aiming with a wooden bow, and releasing an iron-tipped arrow directly at CBI ASI Virendra Singh. The iron-tipped arrow pierced Singh's chest and knocked him to the ground. 

Act Of Revenge

The accused has been identified as Dinesh Murmu, a former railway employee from Khadgapur in Bihar's Munger district. He was immediately overpowered by onlookers and handed over to the police. 

As per the report, the accused had lost his job in the 1993 CBI-led railway trap case that Singh helped investigate. Since then, Murmu nursed a grudge living off the grid as he returned to his village after dismissal from his job. 

Murmu is reportedly from a tribal community and worked as a junior employee in the Indian Railways. 

Preliminary questioning has suggested that he spent months preparing for the attack and may have even practised using the weapon in isolated forested areas. 

Meticulously Planned For Attack 

The attacker used a handmade wooden bow and a sharpened metal arrow, reportedly crafted specifically for the assault, as per the police.

He planned the attack, waiting behind a tree near the CBI gate, timing the attack for maximum impact as Singh stood momentarily alone. The CBI officer was rushed to the city's civil hospital with a 5-centimetre wound to the left side of his chest. 

He is in a stable condition now and under continuous observation, chief medical superintendent Rajesh Srivastava told TOI. The attack could have been fatal had the arrow struck just slightly to the right as it could have pierced a major artery or even the heart, he said. 

The probe agency is also reviewing whether Singh received any threats in recent months, or if there were signs of surveillance before the attack.