Patna, Oct 19 The head of a Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) was shot dead and the husband of a block chief critically injured in Bihar’s Patna district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 9.30 pm on Sunday when Sanjeet Kumar, the PACS chief in Maner, was sitting outside his house in Bayar village along with Pintu Kumar, the husband of the Maner prakhand pramukh, SDPO (Danapur-2) Amrendra Kumar Jha told PTI.
The assailants arrived on a motorcycle and opened indiscriminate fire before fleeing the spot, he said.
Police rushed to the spot after receiving information and took the two men to a nearby hospital, where Sanjeet succumbed to his injuries. Pintu is undergoing treatment, and his condition is reported to be stable, Jha said.
A case has been registered, and a manhunt has been launched to arrest the accused, he said.
“Prima facie, personal rivalry appears to be the reason behind the incident. Further investigation is underway,” the SDPO added.
PACS are village-level cooperative credit institutions that form the base of India’s short-term cooperative credit structure.
(PTI News)
