Congress worker shot dead by bike-borne attackers in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): A Congress worker was shot dead in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand on Wednesday, police said.

The deceased, identified as 28-year-old Alok Kumar Bhagat alias Munna, was standing near his house in Shastrinagar locality in Kadma police station area when two motorcycle-borne assailants came near him and opened fire at him, a police officer said.

He received four gunshot wounds and collapsed on the spot, even as he made an abortive attempt to save himself, the officer said.

He was taken to Tata Main Hospital here, where doctors declared him dead.

The accused have been identified but no arrests have been made so far. One of the accused and the victim were neighbours and had previous enmity, the officer said, adding both had criminal antecedents.

Bhagat, who recently got married, was named in an FIR lodged during the Jharkhand assembly elections for allegedly beating up a rival party worker in Shastrinagar, he added.

Senior state Congress leader and former state minister Banna Gupta visited the residence of Bhagat and met the bereaved family members.

In a post on X, he said, "Received the sad news of the shooting of Alok Bhagat ji, an active member of the Congress party who lived in Kadma Shastri Nagar Block No 4. I visited his residence and met his family members and expressed my condolences." PTI BS ACD