ARA, Dec. 7 -- Unidentified assailants on a bike opened fire on JD(U) Bihiya block president Manoj Kumar Kushwaha on Saturday afternoon, in Shivganj Tola, under Jagdishpur police station, police said . The assailants fled the scene after committing the crime, causing a sensation in the area, they added. According to reports, Manoj was sitting and chatting with two companions on the Shivganj Main Road when three assailants on a bike approached. Two of them left the bike running, while one of them fired three rounds indiscriminately. When people chased them, the three fled on the same bike towards Jagdishpur. Police said the victim was rushed to subdivisional hospital at Jagdishpur. Upon receiving information, Jagdishpur police arrived at the scene and recovered two cartridges. Police scanned nearby CCTV footages, showing the miscreants fleeing, but their faces could not be identified. Jagdishpur SDPO RK Sharma said police were trying to know the reason behind the incident. Those involved in the incident would also be arrested soon....