A group of five men at Bajrang Chowk in Baridih under Sidhgora police station injured a person after an altercation.
The attack took place due over an enmity over dealing in pilfered lPG to customers in Baridih locality.The man who was injured has been identified as Ashok Dubey, a resident of Bhuiyandih. He is noted for dealing with pilfering lPG cylinders and selling the pilfered lPG to the customers.
Dubey has been admitted to the MGM Medical Medical College Hospital with injuries in the head and shoulder.In this connection, the police have registered a case of murderous attack against one Vinay Tiwary and four others on the statement made by Dubey.
According to Dubey, he had gone to Baridih carrying Oxygen cilnders for delivering at a motor- garrage in Bajrang Chowk. As his vehicle stopped there, five persons led by Tiwary came to him and asked him to pay Rs 5,000 for doing business in the Baridih area.
Dubey claimed that he use to supply oxygen cylinders to the motor garage mechanics where as Tiwary carries out a business of pilfering lPG from the cylinders and sell them to the hotels at a subsidized rate. He also informed that Tiwary works in a Birsanagar-based lPG distribution agent and manages to pilfer the cooking gas for filling it in the lPG's commercial cylinder to sell them in the market.
Sub-inspector Ganesh Kumar Singh confirmed that a gang of lPG pilferersattacked a man this morning and that a case has been registered with the Sidhgora police station in connection to the incident. He, however, stated that Ashok Dubey is also an lPG pilferer and the attack was in sequel to business rivalry.