Second double murder within 24 hours stuns police
The bullet-ridden bodies of the victims were found by villagers along the Majahuli-Singhada road under the jurisdiction of Bikram police station. The villagers, who were out tending to their farmland, immediately informed the local police, who rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.
Police recovered 13 spent cartridges, clothing and a motorcycle from the spot. The victims were identified as Sonu Kumar and Raushan Kumar, both residents of the same locality under Bikram police station.
"Prima facie, it appears both were shot dead. We are investigating the case from all angles," said Patna SSP Awakash Kumar. He added that one of the victims, Sonu Kumar, was allegedly involved in the 2023 murder of a local chowkidar (village watchman). "We are probing whether the killings are connected to that incident," the SSP said, adding that the background of the second victim is also being examined.
Paliganj SDPO Umeshwar Choudhary said police were conducting raids to arrest the absconding suspects.
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He said they received information about the incident around 6am. Forensic teams and dog squads have been deployed to assist in the investigation.
This was the second double murder in Patna within a day. On Monday morning, a retired nurse from Nalanda Medical College and Hospital and her 22-year-old daughter were shot dead on the steps of their home. A video of the incident, which has since gone viral, shows two men on a motorbike – both wearing helmets – firing three shots into the air before fleeing the site.
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