Lagatar24 Desk
Patna, Dec 12: In Bihar’s Bhagalpur, the son of a Janata Dal (United) MLA has been accused of opening fire on a crowd of people over a land dispute, injuring four of them.
However, the MLA has denied his son’s involvement, claiming he merely hurried there after learning there was a brawl nearby. The victim has identified the MLA and claimed that he was solely to blame for the dismissal.
Bihar | 4 injured in a scuffle in Bhagalpur, family blames JDU MLA Gopal Mandal & his son
4 people were injured in the scuffle. Among them, one was hit by a bullet. Injured are in hospital: Swarn Prabhat, SP pic.twitter.com/F0HWQ39P2c
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022
In connection with a property dispute, Ashish alias Tinku, the son of Gopalpur MLA Narendra Kumar Neeraj, alias Gopal Mandal, travelled to Bhagalpur’s Barari with 20 to 25 other individuals. There, he allegedly opened fire, hurting four persons. Fighting broke out because 19 katthas of Lal Bahadur Singh’s land were being illegally occupied.
He was hurt in the incident together with his wife Madhuri, son Veer Bahadur, son’s friend Sharad alias Ravi. All were admitted to Mayaganj Hospital for treatment. After being wounded in the mouth, Sharad alias Ravi has been sent to Siliguri for medical care.
Along with Dilip Mandal, Dhananjay Yadav, and 20–25 other people, Lal Bahadur Singh has accused Ashish of inciting a fight and firing a gun. Police later arrived at the spot, and said they will register a case.
