Saurav Kumar:26 December 2015
Patna:Two
engineers shot dead on not paying the extortion money of Road Construction Company
in district Darbhanga Bihar. The incident took place near Shivram village under
police station Baheri District Darbhanga. Two motor bikes borne four unidentified
assailants shot on the project engineer Mukesh and his assistant engineer
Brijesh while both were supervising the construction work at the site. The
assailants after committing crime fled from the spot.
Both the
injured engineers were rushed to Darbhanga Medical College DMCH where the
doctors declared them ‘brought dead’. The police trying to investigate took
five persons in custody after the incident. According to source, Mukesh hailed
from Lakhisarai District; and Brijesh, of Rohtas from Bihar.
Both men
were working for the road project of BSC-C and C Construction Company; and the
work was in progress in the district Darbhanga.
According to report, the
company was working the construction of highway number 88 between Warnapura of
Samastipur and Rosiary quay of Darbhanga.
The
project was worth of Rs 780 crore. According to police, the criminals were
continuously threatening company on call for not paying the extortion money demanded.
The
company had already complaint in police, where the work was going on. The
police forces were present there; in spite of all these, the incident occurred.
Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Dr Ajay Alok
said, "Those who are responsible for the offense will not be spared. They
will be caught and put behind the bars. No compromise is allowable on such
incident or against Law and order in the state; it is our priority.”
