Murder accused shot dead in court in Bihar’s Saharsa

Patna (IANS) | An undertrial prisoner was shot dead by a group of unidentified assailants at Saharsa district court in Bihar. Murder accused Prabhakar Kumar was brought to the district court for trial when four bike-borne assailants opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.

After the incident, the assailants managed to escape from the court premises, waving their weapons in the air. District SP Lipi Singh also visited the spot.

SDPO Sadar, who is leading the investigation, told IANS that four assailants entered the court premises and opened fire on the undertrial. We are scanning the CCTV footage of the court premises to identify them, the official said.

–IANS