📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Ignasi
Crime
Youth shot in hand while returning from fair in Muzaffarpur, Bihar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 19 Oct 2026, 08:36 PM
👁 12
A young man was shot in the hand by unidentified assailants in Bocha, Muzaffarpur, while returning from a local fair. The culprits fled the scene on a bike after noticing a gathering of locals.
A violent incident occurred in the Bocha police station area of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, where a young man was injured by gunfire. The victim was reportedly returning home from a local fair when he came under attack by unidentified individuals.
According to initial reports, the assailants fired multiple shots, hitting the youth in the hand. The sudden volley of gunfire caused panic among the onlookers. The young man was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Witnesses stated that the attackers were traveling on a two-wheeler. Upon noticing a crowd of villagers gathering at the scene, the culprits abandoned their bike and fled on foot to escape capture. The abandoned vehicle was later seized by the authorities for forensic examination.
The Muzaffarpur police have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the incident. A case has been registered, and a team has been deployed to trace the suspects. Police are examining all angles of the crime, including checking local surveillance cameras, to identify the perpetrators.
According to initial reports, the assailants fired multiple shots, hitting the youth in the hand. The sudden volley of gunfire caused panic among the onlookers. The young man was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Witnesses stated that the attackers were traveling on a two-wheeler. Upon noticing a crowd of villagers gathering at the scene, the culprits abandoned their bike and fled on foot to escape capture. The abandoned vehicle was later seized by the authorities for forensic examination.
The Muzaffarpur police have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the incident. A case has been registered, and a team has been deployed to trace the suspects. Police are examining all angles of the crime, including checking local surveillance cameras, to identify the perpetrators.