Video: Ex-Patna municipal councillor shot at by unidentified assailants
Anil Yadav, a former Patna municipal councillor and husband of a sitting councillor, was shot multiple times by three unidentified assailants inside his home's basement. He was rushed to a private hospital for treatment as police launched a manhunt to capture the suspects. Local political figures visited the hospital and criticized the state government over deteriorating law and order conditions.
Why it matters
Underscores ongoing local security challenges and triggers political friction regarding crime rates in Bihar.
PATNA: A former Patna municipal councillor was shot at by three unidentified armed assailants while he was sitting inside the basement of his house on Tuesday evening, police said.The incident took place around 7.30pm in the Buddha Colony police station area. The injured man was identified as Anil Yadav, who is also the husband of the sitting councillor from municipal ward number 24.“Police received information that Yadav was shot at by three armed assailants when he was sitting inside the basement of his house,” Krishna Murari Prasad, SDPO-1 (Law and Order), told reporters.The assailants fled the spot after the shooting, police said. Yadav was taken to a private hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.“The miscreants fled the spot thereafter.
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