A 52-year-old man was stabbed to death near Sitaramdera bus terminus under Sitaramdera police station area on Tuesday morning.
The victim identified as Sudama Singh was a resident of Madanpur police station area of Aurangabad district in Bihar. Sudama worked as a heavy vehicle driver and carried chassis manufactured by Tata Motors.
According to sources, Sudama Singh along with his nephew Mritunjay, was returning when A gang of three criminals intercepted them and tried to loot the luggage and cash.
When resisted, one of the criminals took out a knife and attacked Mritunjay, but the latter managed to escape without any injuries. The criminals then attacked Sudama and snatched his luggage and cash. The criminals also took away his wallet containing `4,000. According to the eyewitness, the victim’s nephew ran away out of fear.
As the police team reached the spot the body was sent to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem. The victim had sustained six stab injuries he was also injured in the chest, lower abdomen, shoulder and hands. Officer-in-charge, Sitaramdera police station, SD Singh confirmed it to be a case of loot and murder.
“We are investigating the incident and are yet to ascertain the identity of the criminals. As per our information, a gang of three criminals murdered a bus passenger while committing loot. The victim’s nephew was also along with him, but he somehow managed to save himself by running away from the spot,” said the officer-in-charge. Singh said they were trying to detect the criminals who were responsible for the murder.