Murder Accused Shot Dead In Patna Court Complex In Front Of Cops

An undertrial prisoner was shot dead by two assailants on the premises of the Danapur court in Bihar’s Patna on Friday, reported NDTV.

The Patna Police said that Abhishek Kumar also known as Chhote Sarkar was lodged in the city’s Beur jail for about a year on murder charges.

“Just when Abhishek Kumar was taken for being produced before a court, an assailant started firing at him,” Rajiv Mishra, Patna senior superintendent of police, was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. “But he was overpowered by an armed constable. But there was a second assailant, who was in the crowd and he started firing at Abhishek Kumar.”