Wedding turns tragic: bride’s cousin killed during celebratory firing, three arrested

A WEDDING celebration in Thanua village under the Shivsagar police station area of Bihar’s Rohtas district turned into a tragedy on Monday morning when a member of the bride’s family was killed during celebratory firing.

The deceased has been identified as Nandan Kumar Singh, a resident of Buxar district.

Nandan, a school teacher at Middle School, arrived at his cousin’s wedding at around 1am. He was subsequently shot after allegedly being struck by bullets fired by unidentified individuals.

Following the incident, the family rushed him to the Narayan Medical College Hospital, in Jamuhar, where he was referred to the Sasaram Sadar Hospital due to his critical condition. Nandan succumbed to his injuries. 

His cousin, Anupam Kumar Singh, claimed that instead of arresting the accused immediately, the police detained about 10 members of the bride’s family at the police station for several hours, seized their mobile phones, and pressured them to manage or settle the case.

“After the incident, the police did not arrest the accused. Instead they made 10 of us sit at the police station, snatched our mobile phones, and pressured us to manage the case,” said Anupam Kumar Singh.

These developments have deepened the family’s anger and raised questions about the initial police response.

Upon receiving information, a Shivsagar police team reached the spot, took possession of the body, and sent it for a post-mortem.

A probe was initiated under the supervision of Sadar DSP-2 Dilip Kumar.

Police arrested the three main accused and recovered the pistol allegedly used in the firing.

Dilip Kumar said: “Three people have been arrested in the case. Their accomplices have been identified, and raids are underway to arrest them. Technical evidence has been collected from the scene, and a weapon used in the crime has also been recovered. Further action will be taken after interrogation.” - IANS 

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