A routine evening in Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur, shattered into violence when motorcycle-riding hoodlums opened fire near the subdivisional hospital, wounding a man and a good Samaritan woman. The attack near Indian Bank sowed widespread panic, with eyewitnesses describing a scene of utter disorder as bullets whizzed by.
Loknathpur resident Pappu Paswan was the initial mark. After a verbal clash with three bikers, one fired a shot into his leg, dropping him instantly. Onlookers poured in, their presence escalating the frenzy. Amid the turmoil, Rekha Devi, wife of Ramesh Sah from the hospital road, tried to calm the aggressors.
The criminals shot her in the hand when she persisted, fleeing as the crowd bayed for blood. Medical teams at Samastipur Sadar Hospital treated the victims promptly—Pappu for his leg wound and Rekha for her hand injury. The hospital buzzed with tension as police cordoned off the area.
One attacker, identified as 24-year-old Sunny Kumar from Loknathpur, couldn’t outrun the irate mob. Caught and pummeled savagely, he was dragged to the hospital by locals, where doctors pronounced him dead. The chowkidar verified his role in the shooting, confirming the mob’s target.
DSP Vivek Kumar Sharma’s investigation suggests deep-seated enmity as the trigger. Police are analyzing surveillance tapes and raiding hideouts for the two at-large suspects. With tensions simmering, forces from neighboring stations reinforce the locale, patrolling vigorously.
Community members rallied for quick captures, decrying the cycle of crime and retribution. Law enforcement promises accountability, intensifying efforts to avert copycat incidents. This clash exposes fractures in rural policing, demanding systemic reforms for lasting peace.