45-year-old woman injured in celebratory firing at wedding

PATNA: A woman was injured in alleged celebratory firing at a marriage function at Lala Bhatsara village under the Dulhin Bazaar police station area in western Patna around 11.30pm on Wednesday. SHO of Dulhin Bazaar police station Ashok Kumar said the injured woman was identified as Sita Devi (45).

“Large number of people had gathered at the wedding in violation of lockdown guidelines. They, however, fled after the firing incident. The marriage party had come from Gowari village under the Sigauri police station area of Patna,” he added.

Kumar said Sita was standing on the terrace of her house to see the ‘baraat’ when the incident took place. “She saw a 25-year-old youth opening fire from the ground,” the SHO said, adding the bullet had pierced through Sita’s right elbow. “She was immediately rushed to a local private hospital from where he was shifted to Patna Medical College and Hospital,” he said.

The SHO said Sita has lodged an FIR against unknown people in connection with the case. “The marriage organisers are being interrogated,” he added.

Man stabbed to death: One Manish Kumar (36) was stabbed to death at Parariyawa village under the Bikram police station area in western Patna around 2pm on Thursday. SHO Rituraj Kumar Singh said Manish, a daily wager, was unloading sand from a truck when one person, with whom he had an old dispute, suddenly attacked him with a knife. “Kumar’s body has been sent to AIIMS-Patna for autopsy and raids are on to arrest the accused,” the SHO added.