Bihar: Journalist shot dead at his Araria residence, attackers killed him today morning

New Delhi: In a shocking reminder of jungle raj in Bihar, a journalist was attacked & murdered inside his residence in Araria district. The attackers came in a group of four and pumped bullets in his chest, when he opened the door. The journalist died on the spot while the unidentified assailants ran away.

The incident took place in Araria’s Raniganj Bazaar area. The scribe named Vimal Kumar Yadav is a local journalist with Hindi Daily Dainik Jagran newspaper.

Police have launched manhunt for the unidentified gunmen who fired bullets at the 35-year-old scribe, however, no arrests has been made so far.

According to reports, the assailants murdered the scribe after knocking at his door in the morning. They knocked his door at around 5.30 am and when he opened it, they fired bullets at him.

Senior police officials also reached the crime spot and have launched probe. Forensic teams & dog squads were also brought to find whereabouts of the criminals.

अररिया के रानीगंज थाना अंतर्गत दिo 18.08.23 को करीब 05ः30 बजे ग्राम-प्रेमनगर में विमल कुमार (35 वर्ष), सा0-प्रेमनगर को अज्ञात अपराधकर्मियों के द्वारा उनके दरवाजे पर जाकर आवाज देकर बुलाया गया और गोली मार दी गई, जिससे विमल यादव की मृत्यु हो गई।(1/3)#BiharPolice

— Bihar Police (@bihar_police) August 18, 2023

The brutal murder of 35-year-old scribe has created a huge uproar in the locality and the locals are agitated over criminals running amok in the state. Large gathering of public assembled at the spot and also at post-mortem centre, protesting against lawlessness in the state. Local party leaders & journalists also gathered outside the post-mortem centre, where his autopsy is being conducted.

Scribe was key witness to brother’s murder, 2 years ago

According to reports, scribe Vimal Kumar was key witness to the killing of his brother, two years ago. His brother, a village sarpanch was murdered two years ago by some ruffians and trial was underway in the case.

Vimal was reportedly threatened, some days ago not to testify in the case but he rightfully refused to obey the criminals. Prime facie, his murder is understood to be a fall-out of this denial to testify in his brother’s murder case.

However, this is not an isolated incident in Bihar. Days ago, another scribe named Balram Vishwas was fired upon by assailants but he survived the bullet attack.