A horrifying incident occurred in Bihar's capital Patna on Monday morning when a woman and her daughter were allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said. As per the information, the attack occurred around 9:15 am near Arfabad canal under the Alamganj police station limits. A CCTV video has also surfaced, showing assailants firing before they fled on a motorcycle.
The victims have been identified as Mahalaxmi, a retired nurse from Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), and her daughter Santhali. Both women sustained critical bullet injuries and later succumbed while undergoing treatment at a nearby government hospital, as per police.
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Nurse's husband also injured
Mahalaxmi’s husband, Dhananjay, was also injured in the firing and is currently admitted to a hospital. His condition is reported to be stable, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police (Patna City), Atulesh Jha. "Police reached the spot immediately and rushed the victims to the hospital. A manhunt has been launched to identify and apprehend the attackers," Jha told the media, adding that the exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.
On Sunday, three persons, including a sub-inspector and his son, suffered injuries after they were allegedly shot at by miscreants over a land dispute in Dhanarua locality of Patna. The injured SI, identified as Manoj Singh and posted in Saharsa district, is undergoing treatment in hospital, police said.
Death of rape victim at Patna hospital, NHRC issues notice
Earlier this month, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had issued notices to the Bihar government and the state's police chief over reports that a rape victim who died at the PMCH in Patna was allegedly left to wait in an ambulance for several hours before being given a bed at the hospital.
The nine-year-old girl was "victimised" in Muzaffarpur district on May 26 and was brought to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in a critical condition on May 30, the National Human Rights Commission said in a statement on June 2.
The NHRC said that the content of the news report, if true, raises a serious issue of violation of human rights. Therefore, the Commission has issued notices to the chief secretary and the director general of police of Bihar, seeking a detailed report in two weeks, it said.
(Reported by Bittu Kumar)
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