UPSC Aspirant Shot Dead By ‘Psycho Killer’ In Bihar

Bihar: A Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirant, who was shot at by a psycho killer a few days ago, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Rahul Kumar Ojha.

According to reports, the incident took place while Rahul came to Patna from Buxar on Saturday for an examination. He was in the Agam Kuan area in the city when a person named Shubham alias Nepali asked for Rs 20. On being refused, the man shot him in the stomach.

Earlier, Rahul was admitted to a private hospital in Kankarbagh and later shifted to Paras Hospital near Raja Bazar. The doctors operated on him and he was in the ICU but succumbed to his injuries this morning.

Reportedly, the accused Subham alias Nepali recently gunned down a paan vendor named Shahil at Bahadurpur railway over bridge. A few hours later, he smashed the butt of a gun on the head of a railway employee near Rajendra Nagar railway station and fled with his mobile phone.

More details are awaited.