Two members of a family were shot dead, and four others injured, as they were returning from a Chhath ꦇPuja ceremony in Bihar's Lakhisarai on Monday.
The injured, including two women, were admitted to a local hospital before they were s💟hifted to Patna Medical College and Hospital for more treatment.
Two of the injured💝😼 are in critical condition, news agency ANI reported.
The report quoting Lakhisarai SP Pankaj Kumar as saying, "The matter is related to a lo൩ve affair."
T𝐆he deceased incl♊uded Chandan Jha and Rajnandan Kumar, both 31 years old.
Police have 🍎identified the accused as Ashish Chaudhary and are conducting raids to arrest the accused, it said.
“T🔜hey have already recovered the murder weapon. Two other su💧spects are being questioned,” it said.
According to reportꦐs, the accused - reportedly from a different caste - was in a relationship with the sister of Chandan Jha and Rajnandan Kumar.
“The woman, though, was due to marry another man (s♈he had travelled from Patna for the puja and the engagement),” the report said.
The tragic incident has also taken a (predictable) political turn with the BJP hitting out at the ruling Janata Da𝓡l (United)-Rashtriya Jꦯanata Dal alliance.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla has slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a "jungle raj"🔜 in Bihar, particularly after he joined hands with th🎀e RJD.
"In Lakhisarai, when some members of a family were returning after offering puja... they were shot ... without fear of law. Since RJD came to power with Nitish, criminals' dominance has increased... Bihar is turning into Jungle 🥀Raj."
The BJP was in power in Bihar - in an alliance with Niti🍌sh Kumar's JDU till he dumped them in August last year and joined hands with Lalu Yadav's RJD.
The shooting took place 🤡within the Kabaiya Police Station 🅷limits.
Visuals shared by ANI showed policemen filing through an impo൲ss🐎ibly narrow lane between two houses. The video also showed what seem to be armed officers standing outside a house.
The police have appealed for calm as the investigation takes its course.
