Punjab National Bank officer abducted and killed in Bihar

Gaya: A Punjab National Bank officer Pintu Singh was abducted and killed by unidentified assailants here in Bihar.

The bank's Customer Service Point (CSP) in-charge was abducted late on Friday from near Amas, Officer in-charge of Amas Police station Shyam Lal Sarah said.

Sarah added, "Singh's killing came barely 48 hours after a businessman was shot dead in Vaishali district. The back-to-back killings have triggered violent protest by villagers, who have blocked the GT Road disrupting traffic for hours."

According to police, Singh was kidnapped at around 2300 hours and he was killed at around 0200 hours on Saturday. Deep injury marks were also found on his head.

Police also said that they are still in dark and yet to make any breakthrough in the case.

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Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress leaders have targeted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the rise in crime and total collapse of law and order.

"There is no law and order in Bihar. It is free for criminals and they do as per their will," RJD spokesperson Bhai Virendra said.

It is to be mentioned that earlier, Gunjan Khemka, the industrialist was shot dead on Thursday in Hajipur in Vaishali. His son, Gopal Khemka is a well-known businessman in Patna.

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Vaishali Superintendent of Police Manavjit Singh Dhillon said that Khemka was targeted on his way to his factory in Hajipur, about 30 km from Patna.