According to the information, Rakesh Kumar was on his way to gym when assailants fired at him from point blank range and shot him dead. The police have launched a probe.
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The former vice president of youth Congress Rakesh Kumar was shot dead by bike-borne assailants on Saturday morning in Bihar’s Vaishali district, the police said.
Criminals carried out the incident on Cinema Road in Hajipur.
According to the information, Rakesh Kumar was on his way to gym when assailants fired at him from point blank range and shot him dead. The police have launched a probe.
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raghav Dayal, said, “The assailants fired four bullets at Rakesh Kumar. He died on the spot.”
Many people gathered at the crime scene after the incident and started raising slogans against the police. They also vandalised the police vehicle. Angry people were demanding the arrest of the culprits.
“We have not been able to ascertain the cause of the murder. We have launched a probe and will catch the culprits very soon,” the police said.
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