Soldier on leave shot dead by bike-borne men in Patna

Bablu Kumar was posted in Arunachal Pradesh and had recently come home on leave. On Thursday morning, he was going to a railway station when four miscreants stopped him and shot him dead.

Patna:A soldier on leave was shot dead by four bike-borne men in Patna early Thursday morning. Bablu Kumar, who was posted in Arunachal Pradesh and had come home on leave, was going to the Patliputra railway station from Kankarbagh at around 4 am when he was stopped by four men riding on two bikes.

"During this, the criminals present in the number of four on two bikes first asked Bablu the way to go to Patna station. Then one of them shot Bablu in the head. The miscreants escaped soon after. We are searching for the accused. We are also probing the motive behind this crime,” Manavjit Singh Dhillon, SSP, Patna, told ETV Bharat.

Bablu, who was originally from Raghopur Diara, had left his home to catch a train when the four attackers riding a bike shot him. It is suspected that the four attackers shot Bablu dead after he allegedly resisted a robbery attempt. The deceased soldier was posted in Arunachal Pradesh on July 6 and had recently come on leave. On Thursday night, Bablu was going with his cousin on his cousin's bike to catch duty at Patliputra Junction.

According to reports, the four miscreants also tried to shoot Bablu's cousin who was accompanying him but he managed to escape. The police are examining the CCTV footage and a probe is underway.