Anand Masih Tuddu, 46, a tribal farmer, was shot at under Chainpur police station this evening. The shootout took place near a line hotel at Temrai. SDPO Surjit Kumar said the injured man was taken down to the MMCH Daltonganj.
The doctors here in the MMCH finding his injuries too severe and critical referred this case to the RIMS Ranchi. He is being taken down there by ambulance, said sources.
Medical sources said Tuddu has two fire arms injuries in his chest while one fire arm injury has seen the exit of the cartridge. Sources said the tribal farmer was shot at with all the intention to flatten him dead on the spot.
Surjit Kumar SDPO said he has asked the Chainpur police station officials to launch a massive drive against all the dubious and lumpen elements.
SDPO Surjit Kumar said we have been trying hard to recover as many illicit arms as possible.
Officer in charge of the Chainpur police station Akshay Kumar Singh said Tuddu and other tribes own a pond. Here in this pond fish is reared. One Munna Yadav is the fishmonger. He is reported to have invested fishlings in this pond worth more than 30,000 rupees.
Singh said on the issue of raising fish in this pond Tuddu and Yadav fell for each other. The matter reached the Chainpur police station also said the police officer Singh where following the intervention of the police both the parties agreed to work on the fish smoothly. However., this Tuesday Tuddu has been shot at which brings Yadav in the vortex of suspicion.
Police officer Singh said we have launched a man hunt to trace and track down the assailant. Sources said whoever the assailant, Tuddu was a known target as there were a few more people at the Temrai line hotel but none had any problem with the shoot out.