"Jungle Raj" Charge Returns As RJD Leader Chased Into His Home, Shot Dead
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Mr Rai, a first-time elected councillor and a member of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), ran into his house to save himself.
Local councillor Pankaj Rai was at a clothing shop near his residence in Bihar's Hajipur Tuesday evening. Three men on a motorcycle pulled over next to him and began firing at him indiscriminately. नीतीश कुमार की अगुवाई में NDA के गुंडों ने रात्रि में हाजीपूर में वार्ड पार्षद पंकज कुमार की गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी। CM और दो-दो Deputy CM आराम से सो रहे है और उनके गुंडे तांडव कर रहे है।pic.twitter.com/1DwJUrHET9
Mr Rai, a first-time elected councillor and a member of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), ran into his house to save himself. However, the attackers got off their bike and followed him inside before firing multiple bullets at him. The Ward No.5 councillor was struck three times. Upon hearing the sound of gunshots, his family and locals rushed to him and took him to a hospital but he was declared dead on arrival by doctors.
RJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of failing to maintain law and order in the state. "NDA goons led by Nitish Kumar shot dead ward councillor Pankaj Rai in Hajipur at night. The Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers are sleeping peacefully while their goons are creating mayhem," Mr Yadav said.
