Aurangabad: A recovery agent was shot dead inside an Indian Bank branch in Aurangabad district on Friday after a firearm carried by the branch’s security guard went off under mysterious circumstances. The incident took place around 10.30am at the bank’s Uchauli branch under Madanpur police station area.
Rajendra Paswan, a recovery agent and resident of Madhav Khap village, was critically injured after being hit by a bullet allegedly fired from the double-barrel gun of security guard Abhay Kumar Singh. He was declared dead at a govt hospital in Madanpur.
Family members alleged the guard deliberately opened fire, while the guard claimed the weapon discharged accidentally during cleaning.
Madanpur SHO Rajesh Kumar said police had taken the guard into custody and seized the firearm. “An FIR is being registered on the basis of the complaint submitted by the deceased’s family members. The exact circumstances leading to the firing are being investigated,” Rajesh said.
Police are probing whether the firing was accidental or intentional.
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He has been associated with The Times of India since 2017 as the ...
Read MoreHe has been associated with The Times of India since 2017 as the Aurangabad district correspondent, where He reports extensively on politics, judicial affairs, crime, art and culture, history, and socio-economic issues. Prior to this, he worked with several leading news organizations beginning in 1990, serving as reporter/sub-editor. He is the author of four published books, including Umga: The Mysterious Hills, Kabir Ki Raah, and Panchayati Raj: Sapne Aur Haqiqat. His forthcoming titles, Bihar Ki Rajneeti and Footpath Ki Duniya, are currently under publication. In 2008, he was honoured with the Akshar Shree Samman, presented by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In 2022, awarded by Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan.
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