SAMASTIPUR, Feb. 13 -- A suspected assailant was beaten to death by an enraged mob after he and his accomplices allegedly opened fire on a man and a woman near Indian Bank on the Sub-Divisional Hospital Road in Ganj locality of Dalsingsarai town on Wednesday evening, police said. The incidents occurred after motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly fired indiscriminately following an altercation with a local resident Pappu Paswan. Paswan sustained multiple bullet injuries - one in the chest and several in the back - and was referred to Sadar Hospital in a critical condition. A passerby, Rekha Devi, a resident of Hospital Road, was also hit by a bullet in her arm and was undergoing treatment at the hospital, officials said. As the attackers attempted to flee, locals chased them and caught one of the suspects, identified as Sunny Paswan (24). The mob allegedly thrashed him severely before police arrived at the spot. "Police personnel rescued the injured suspect from the crowd and took him to the sub-divisional hospital. He later died at the Sadar Hospital during treatment," said Dalsingsarai SHO Mohd Irshad Alam. The assailants and victims were the residents of the same locality, Loknathpur Ganj. Following the incident, tension prevailed in the locality and additional police forces were deployed to maintain law and order. Superintendent of police Arvind Pratap Singh, who visited the spot late at night, said the firing appeared to be linked to an earlier dispute. "Preliminary investigation suggests the incident is related to a previous case between the two sides. There has been litigation in 2025, and one person is already in jail," he said....