Jawan dragged out of daughter's birthday party, shot by Maoists
Highlights
- The jawan who had come on leave to his native village was shot dead by Maoists after dragging him out of his residence
- On Tuesday, SHO (Barahat) Sunil Kumar said, “Sikander was killed while he and his family were celebrating his daughter’s fourth birthday”
PATNA: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan who had come on leave to his native village Pandethika in Bihar’s Jamui district was shot dead by Maoists on Monday after dragging him out of his residence. Police identified the jawan as Sikander Yadav from the SSB’s 48th battalion based in Bihar’s Madhubani district.
On Tuesday, SHO (Barahat) Sunil Kumar said, “Sikander was killed while he and his family were celebrating his daughter’s fourth birthday.”
Before Sikander was killed, two Maoists, in police uniform, came to the house looking for him. As soon as he came out, about 20 other rebels pounced on him and dragged him away at gunpoint.
“Sikander was shot several times just a few feet away from his house,” Kumar said.
Villagers claimed there were also some women among the Maoists. Calling him a “police informer”, the rebels shouted they were “punishing” him. They fled into a nearby jungle after shooting him dead.
On Tuesday, SHO (Barahat) Sunil Kumar said, “Sikander was killed while he and his family were celebrating his daughter’s fourth birthday.”
Before Sikander was killed, two Maoists, in police uniform, came to the house looking for him. As soon as he came out, about 20 other rebels pounced on him and dragged him away at gunpoint.
“Sikander was shot several times just a few feet away from his house,” Kumar said.
Villagers claimed there were also some women among the Maoists. Calling him a “police informer”, the rebels shouted they were “punishing” him. They fled into a nearby jungle after shooting him dead.
(This article was originally published in The Times of India)