Guwahati: One person was killed and 11 others were severely injured after two bike-borne miscreants went on a shooting rampage on NH-28 and NH-31 in Begusarai of Bihar.
The injured were rushed immediately after the incident to several private hospitals, where they are still receiving medical care.
Police are undertaking raids to apprehend the criminals while checkpoints have been set up throughout the district.
According to the police, CCTV cameras caught the two males who started shooting on the national highways.
The first fire round reportedly occurred on NH-28 in the Teghra subdivision area. A man identified as 31-year-old Chandan Kumar was shot dead
Union minister and MP from Begusarai Giriraj Singh said there is no government in Bihar and criminals have no respect for the law.
“The criminals fearlessly fired at several people and travelled 30 km across four police station areas, but they weren’t caught by police… The Chief Minister should release a statement on this incident,” he said.
National general secretary of BJP’s OBC Morcha, Nikhil Anand too condemned the incident.
“The incident of open firing in Bihar’s Begusarai and the shooting of 10 people is indicative of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state…Ever since the grand coalition government has come to Bihar, the spirits of criminals are high. There is panic in the public,” Anand said.