Fear grips Muzaffarpur after armed bikers ambushed and shot a soldier’s son near a rural litchi orchard, mere steps from a police outpost. The victim, Shivam Kumar from Shahbazpur, son of SSB personnel Umesh Kumar (currently in Araria), was joyriding with pals to a birthday event when tragedy struck in Muradpur Dullaha under Ahiyapur thana.
Stopped for nature’s call beside the mosque-flanked grove, Shivam never saw it coming. Two helmeted attackers screeched to a halt and pumped a round into his gut before vanishing into the night. Gunfire panic scattered onlookers as companions sped the gravely hurt youth to Bairiya hospital. Surgeons battled hours to retrieve the projectile, but his prognosis hangs in balance.
Interrogations revealed a family untainted by rivalries, per grieving mother. Yet, Shivam’s dossier isn’t spotless – prior kidnapping charges noted. Police brass descended post-alert: City SP, ASP reviewed evidence, vowing hunts across locales.
Villagers’ outrage boiled over absent foot patrols in this anti-social hotspot. ‘Smack addicts rule the roost; complaints ignored,’ they charged, highlighting the 500m irony to SDPO base. ASP Suresh Kumar confirmed medical admission and pending FIR upon Shivam’s testimony.
As raids intensify, this hit exposes systemic failures in Bihar’s heartland policing. Rural badlands foster impunity, with youth lives at stake. Muzaffarpur residents urge governor-level intervention for fortified security grids, lest more innocents—or not-so—fall to bullets.