The police have cracked the shooting incident that occurred on March 7, 2025, in the Chiniya police station area of Garhwa district. In this case, Garhwa police have arrested two suspects. This information was provided by SP Deepak Kumar Pandey during a press conference at the auditorium of the district collectorate. He mentioned that the incident was carried out due to a dispute related to the MGNREGA scheme.
On March 7, around 3:30 PM, Yogendra Prasad (40 years old), a resident of Sigsigakhurd village, was near Tahle Ghati when two armed assailants on a motorcycle shot at him. Yogendra managed to escape with his life, but a bullet got lodged in his neck, which was later removed through surgery. He is currently in good health.
A long-standing dispute existed between Yogendra Prasad and the husband of the Panchayat Deputy Mukhiya, Mandeep Yadav, related to the MGNREGA scheme. Yogendra had opposed several schemes, causing significant financial loss to Mandeep Yadav and his associates. Due to this enmity, Mandeep Yadav conspired to murder Yogendra with the help of his accomplices, Nitesh Singh and Amit Kumar Singh, also known as Babloo Singh, before going to jail.
Nitesh Singh and Babloo Singh arrived at Tahle Ghati on a white Apache motorcycle. They followed Yogendra as soon as he arrived there. Babloo Singh fired at him with a country-made gun. After investigation and raids, Garhwa police arrested the main suspects, who have been identified as Amit Kumar Singh alias Babloo Singh from village Karui, police station Manjhiyawan, Garhwa, and Nitesh Kumar Singh alias Neetu Singh from village Gongo, police station Pipratand, Palamu. The police recovered a country-made gun, one live bullet of 0.315 bore, the white Apache motorcycle (JH-14H-0366) used in the incident, two mobile phones, and the clothes worn by the criminals at the time of the incident.
The raid team was led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Ranka, Rohit Ranjan Singh. The Chiniya police station in-charge, Amit Kumar, along with several police officials and personnel, played a crucial role. The police are also searching for other involved criminals.
