AIMIM leader shot dead in Bihar's Siwan

Bihar News: A local leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Bihar’s Siwan on Saturday night with opposition BJP citing the killing as evidence of the return of “jungle raj” (lawlessness) under the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led RJD-JDU-Congress Mahagathbandhan alliance.

Officials said AIMIM district President Arif Jamal was gunned out by bike-borne gunmen on Saturday night. Jamal was rushed to a hospital but died during treatment, they said.

Giving details, police said the incident took place on Saturday night when Jamal was at his shop. “Three assailants arrived on a bike and opened fire on Jamal. One bullet hit the victim in the stomach,” they said, adding that Jamal was rushed to Sadar Hospital but later shifted to a private hospital where he succumbed to injuries.