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Bhojpur Shaken By Three Murders In Three Days Amid Durga Puja
- •Three people have been shot dead in Bhojpur district between October 14 and October 16, creating panic during Durga Puja.
- •The victims include a woman in Agiaon village, retired custom officer Ramkumar Singh in Nawada, and an intermediate student in Pawna Bazar.
- •A land dispute angle has emerged in Ramkumar Singh's murder, with his family having complained to the Chief Minister's Secretariat a month and a half ago.
- •The Revenue Department had written a letter to the Bhojpur District Magistrate for action on the very day Singh was murdered.
- •Questions are being raised against the Revenue Department for delayed action, while the accused in the murder cases remain at large.
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Between October 14 and October 16, three people were shot dead in Bhojpur district, creating an atmosphere of panic. The victims included a woman killed in Agiaon village on October 14, a retired custom officer named Ramkumar Singh murdered in Kanakpuri locality on October 15, and an intermediate student shot dead in Pawna Bazar a few hours later.
A land dispute angle has emerged in Ramkumar Singh's murder. His family had filed a complaint at the Chief Minister's Secretariat about a month and a half prior regarding land usurpation and the demolition of a boundary wall, and a letter directing action was written by the Revenue Department to the District Magistrate on the exact day of the murder.
The intermediate student was shot dead in Pawna Bazar under the Pawna police station area. The tragic incident occurred just a few hours after the murder of retired custom officer Ramkumar Singh, while the student was heading with friends to see the Durga Puja fair.
