Bihar: Gunmen Go On Shooting Spree In Begusarai, 1 Killed, 11 Injured

Some of the injured were admitted to the government hospital in Begusarai, while some were sent to Patna for better treatment.

A man injured in a firing by two miscreants on NH 28, receives treatment at a hospital in Begusarai district (Source: PTI)

New Delhi: One person was killed and 11 others critically injured after two bike-borne criminals on a motorcycle went on a rampage in Bihar's Begusarai district on Tuesday evening, police said as reported by news agency PTI. "We got information that at 4 different police station areas, two criminals on a bike have shot people in an indiscriminate manner. 10 people were shot out of which 1 has died. The remaining 9 are out of danger, some have been released from hospital," said Yogendra Kumar, SP Begusarai.

"We have formed 3 teams for investigation. CCTV footage is being searched. Family members of the injured and deceased have blocked NH-28. According to the doctors, a pistol was used during the incident. The situation is under control," he added.

On Tuesday, between 4 and 5 pm, the incident of firing started in Bachhawara, a corner of Begusarai district where two people were shot. 

The gunmen then went to Barauni Thermal Chowk, Barauni, Teghra, Bachwara and Rajendra Bridge, and continued firing at people, indiscriminately, police said.

Some of the injured were admitted to the government hospital in Begusarai, while some were sent to Patna for better treatment, he said.

Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha tweeted, "had warned the police administration that the nexus of politics, crime and contracting is taking Begusarai back to the sixties when the murder was common. Today, a hail of bullets injured a dozen people and even died. Strict action is needed," he wrote in Hindi.

पुलिस प्रशासन को चेताया था राजनीति अपराध और ठेकेदारी का गठजोड़ फिर बेगूसराय को साठ के दशक में ले जा रहा है जब हत्या आम बात थी । आज गोलियों की बौछार ने दर्जन भर लोगों को घायल किया और मौत भी हुई । सख़्त करवाई की ज़रूरत है ।@DM_Begusarai

— Prof Rakesh Sinha MP (@RakeshSinha01) September 13, 2022

Security has been beefed up in the district, and all the entry points have been barricaded after the incident, he said.

"We will soon nab the accused persons," he added.

(With PTI Inputs)