Hazaribag: Six criminals borne by an unknown bike shooting dead former CPI member (Maois) named Keddar Thakur when he returned home after performing the Ritual Chhath Puja in Ghat under the police station on Thursday, police said.
Hazaribag SP Manoj Ratan Chothe said, “After offering Arghya on the banks of the Damodar River, Thakur was on his way home (in Kolgya Village) when six people, all suspected of being a member of the CPI (Maois), arrived with three bicycles and was fired.
At him, causing his death On the spot.
“Barkagaon Sdpo Amit Kumar Singh, who rushed to the place after knowing the incident, said,” Even though the cause is not ascertained, we have launched a search operation to arrest the killer.
” He added, “Lately, the deceased has distanced himself from extremist activities.
He was involved in more than a dozen criminal cases and jailed several times.
He recently left the central prison in Hazaribag and was in the city area.
He has gone To the place of origin in Kolgay Village to celebrate Chhath Puja.
“The body has been sent for Post-Mortem.
The former rebel was killed on the way home from Chhath Ghat
