In a shocking incident, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Anwar Khan was shot dead in broad daylight by unknown assailants in Bihar\u2019s Gaya. The leader belongs to the faction led by Pashupati Kumar Paras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, LJP leader Anwar Khan who was the state president of the LPJ\u2019s labour cell was at a salon on Wednesday when three unidentified assailants on bike opened fire. Following this, the leader was killed instantly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports further stated that people in the area fled from the scene as panic gripped in the neighbourhood. All the shops and other activities were immediately shut down as a protective measure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, furious residents and Anwar Khan\u2019s family staged a protest by blocking National Highway 82 after the incident took place. A senior police official concerned to the matter asserted that police forces have been deployed at the scene and a forensic team has also been sent to gather evidence. At present, an investigation is carried out in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in August, a journalist with a prominent Hindi daily was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at the doorstep of his home in Bihar\u2019s Araria district. The journalist was likely to testify as a prime witness in his younger brother\u2019s 2019 murder. The journalist was gunned down three days after the death of a police officer who was shot by suspected cattle smugglers in Samastipur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The policeman was critically injured after alleged cattle smugglers opened fire on him in Bihar\u2019s Samastipur. Assistant Sub-Inspector Nandkishore Yadav was shot near his left eye and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nadikishore Yadav was acting on a tip-off and intercepted a truck that was illegally transporting cattle and arrested three alleged smugglers. The accused was taken to the police station, their associates too reached the spot and opened fire on Yadav and escaped. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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