Patna June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A youth narrowly escaped while his friend sustained a gunshot injury in his hand after being shot at by two highway robbers during a loot attempt in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Monday morning, an official said.
The victims are identified as Rajan Kumar and Alok Kumar who were returning home after attending a wedding function in the district.
On the way, when they reached Godia bridge on NH22, two armed men tried to rob them at gunpoint. When they resisted, the two robbers opened fire on them. They fired four rounds at them, however, two bullets hit on Rajan's mobile phone which he kept in his pocket and diverted in another direction while his friend Alok sustained a gunshot injury on his hand.
The victim reached Sadar Hospital Hajipur and narrated the incidents to the medical officers. Soon a police team reached the hospital and took the statements of Rajan and Alok.
Police said that efforts are on to identify the accused. The victims are the native of Mahua block and they are frightened after the incident.
Source: IANS
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