A festive wedding reception in Patna morphed into a murder scene Sunday night, with two brothers gunned down in broad daylight—or rather, under the cover of late hours—in Gopalpur’s Shahpur village. The double homicide of Manish and Manjeet Kumar has ignited fury and fear across Bihar’s capital.
The assailants didn’t hold back, unloading nearly 20 rounds on the brothers as they left the party. Property businessmen and sons of Raj Kishore Rai, the siblings represented the oldest and youngest in their family trio. Manish perished instantly amid the barrage, while Manjeet was rushed to hospital but couldn’t be saved.
Hosted for Daulat Ram’s son Vicky, the event saw the brothers engage in a dispute with suspects earlier in the evening. Tensions appeared to cool as everyone dispersed, only for tragedy to strike moments later outside. Dinner concluded, the brothers stepped into the open—and straight into a deadly trap.
Whispers in the village trace the motive to a simmering land conflict spanning four decades and six acres against patidar relatives. The court’s recent ruling, just five months prior, sided with the brothers’ family, stoking embers into flames. Krishna, Prem, and their clan stand accused of masterminding the attack.
In the aftermath, law enforcement mobilized rapidly. City SP East Parichay Kumar and Sadar ASP One Abhinav arrived post-midnight for inspections. With tempers flaring, reinforcements flooded the area, and forensic specialists combed the grounds. As the investigation gains momentum, Patna braces for revelations that could expose deeper rifts in this tale of greed, grudge, and gunfire.