Mob lynches criminalafter attack on trader

Patna: A criminal was lynched by a mob while he was trying to flee after shooting a man in Gopalganj district on Monday. The man, along with other criminals, arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire at the owner of a fertilizer shop in Jagdishpur village under the Thawe police station area. As they tried to escape, villagers gave chase and managed to capture one of the assailants.The captured criminal was tied up and beaten severely, resulting in his death. Police later took the body into custody while the injured shop owner was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Abhishek Thakur, a resident of Ramchandrapur Pandit Tola village under the Thawe police station area.