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Published 11:12 IST, July 4th 2024

Bihar Shocker: 4-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead Outside Home in Patna, Second Incident In Two Days

Bihar Shocker: 4-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead Outside Home in Patna, 2nd Incident In Two Days

Reported by: Ananya Srivastava
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Patna: A four-year-old girl was shot dead outside her home at nightfall, minutes after her parents went inside. This is a second incident in two days as on June 3, a three-year-old girl was shot in the chest in Bihar's Danapur.

4-Year-Old Shot Dead Outside Home

Unknown assailants gunned down a four-year-old girl outside her home in Patna; the incident took place in Rupaspur area of the city on Tuesday night.

The victim was living in a rented house with her family and this incident happened when her father Hari Om Kumar returned home from work at night.

'We Saw Our Daughter Lying in a Pool of Blood'

Kumar's daughter was at the door when he entered the home and parked his motorcycle; his wife went inside to keep groceries. 

This is when they heard a gunshot and rushed outside; Kumar said, "When we rushed out, we saw our daughter lying in a pool of blood'.

The girl was taken to a private hospital nearby but she was declared dead.

Investigation Underway, Police Looking For Attackers

An investigation is underway, CCTV footage is being reviews and the police is looking for the attackers.

According to the SHO of Rupaspur, Ranvijay Singh, the girl succumbed to her injuries during treatment and her body was handed over to the family after postmortem.

Second Incident in Two Days

This is not the first incident, just a day ago on Wednesday, a three-year-old girl was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Danapur.

According to the police, the girl was shot in her chest and was brought to the hospital where she died during the treatment.

Police officials said that a search operation is underway for the assailants and CCTV footage of the surrounding areas is being looked at and the motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained.

Updated 11:12 IST, July 4th 2024