Police engaged in investigation after firing in Kusam Vihar number 9 road. (Awakening)
Jagran correspondent, Ranchi. There is an atmosphere of panic in the entire area due to indiscriminate firing by two to three youths on Kusum Vihar Road No. 9 under Morabadi area of the city late on Wednesday night.
After the firing incident, people hid in their homes while the criminals fled from the spot. According to the police, at around 6.30 pm, two to three youths reached Kusum Vihar Road No. 9 and started pressurizing a ration shop to be forcibly closed.
When the shopkeeper did not close the shop, after some time the youth suddenly started firing. The sound of gunshot created chaos in the entire locality. Police have recovered the bullet casing from the incident site.
Police said that they fled from the spot after the firing. Local people say that before the incident, the criminals had an altercation with a person and also threatened to kill him.
As soon as information about the incident was received, Sadar DSP and Bariatu police station in-charge reached the spot along with the police force and took stock of the situation. The police interrogated the people nearby and are trying to find out who opened fire and for what reason.
In the initial investigation, the police have also found indications of a dispute related to a youth named Luv-Kush. It is feared that the youth who opened fire may be associated with Luv-Kush group. It is being told that Luv-Kush's house is also near the spot. At present the police is engaged in a thorough investigation of the case.