Patna Encounter Sparks Chaos: Families Clash with Police at Hospital, Youth Beaten Over Suspected Informing

Patna: An encounter broke out between police and criminals in the early hours of Friday in Maner police station area of Patna, the capital of Bihar. Three people died in this encounter near Sherpur Ganga Ghat. According to the police, all three were wanted in a murder case and also have a criminal history. After the encounter, when the bodies of the three were brought to Danapur Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem, the relatives of the deceased created a ruckus there.

Why was there controversy over seeing the dead body in the hospital?

As soon as the relatives of the three deceased reached the hospital, they started demanding to see the bodies. They reached the ambulance and had a heated argument with the police. The situation worsened when the relatives of the deceased pounced upon a person who had reached the hospital. They beat him badly.

The family members alleged that this person had informed the police, due to which the encounter of the three took place. After a lot of effort, the police saved the person from the crowd. Due to the uproar, the bodies of all three remained in the ambulance for a long time.

Who are the three people killed in the encounter?

According to the police, those killed in the encounter have been identified as JP Yadav, resident of New Tarachak of Danapur, Rajesh Sharma, a resident of Ganghara of Shahpur police station area and Bablu Kumar, resident of Suarmarwa of Maner.

On receiving information about the incident, SDPO Ajit Kumar also reached the hospital. He tried to convince his family members, but they were not ready to listen to him.

How long did the firing between police and criminals last?

According to SSP Karthikeya K Sharma, the encounter between the police and criminals started at around 4:30 am on Friday morning. During this period, 24 rounds were fired at the police by the criminals. In response, the police fired 18 rounds. Firing continued from both sides for about 20 minutes.

During this, Maner police station officer Rajneesh Kumar also got injured. The bullet passed touching his arm. After the encounter, all three injured were taken to the hospital, where doctors declared them dead.

What questions did the family members raise on the police claim?

Police say that the three accused were wanted in a murder case that took place in Maner on the day of Durgashtami. However, the relatives of the deceased have raised questions on this claim of the police.

JP Yadav's brother Ramashish Yadav said that his brother's name was not involved in the murder case of the PACS president. Meanwhile, Rajesh Sharma's brother told that he had talked to Rajesh on Thursday evening. Amidst these claims of the family members, questions are being raised regarding the case. The facts related to the encounter and the role of the three are being investigated by the police.