Land dispute: JD(U) neta shot at in Patna

PATNA: A JD(U) leader, Dharmendra Kumar Chandrawanshi (45), was allegedly shot at by a group of armed criminals in Mitramandal Colony under the Phulwarisharif police station area in Patna on Thursday. The incident took place at 12.30pm when he and his acquaintances had gone to supervise the construction of a fencing wall on a plot of land.
The victim told police that the assailants arrived on the spot on their motorbikes and opened fire, causing injuries to his left arm.He was rushed to the Phulwarisharif primary health centre for treatment. He was later referred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital for better treatment. He claimed that he could identify three of the assailants as Jai Gupta, Om Gupta and Abhishek who escaped after he raised an alarm and some local residents assembled there.
Chandrawanshi had earlier unsuccessfully contested the assembly election from Kumhrar in Patna on the symbol of the RJD. However, he later joined the JD (U) posing his faith in chief minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership.
The SHO of Phulwarisharif police station, Rafiuddin, said the victim’s statement had been recorded and further investigation was underway. “Raids were on to arrest the accused,” he told this reporter over the phone.
The JD (U) leader’s close associate said Chandrawanshi had earlier lodged a written complaint about his land being encroached upon by some people in Mitramandal Colony. However, no action was taken.
Chandrawanshi had left his Mithapur residence for Mitramandal Colony in his car. He told police that five bullets were fired by the accused, but one of them pierced through his left arm.