Palamu (Jharkhand), July 4 -- Bike-borne assailants opened fire at a National Highway (NH) 39 construction site in Singra Khurd under Sadar police station area of Palamu district early today, leaving a labourer injured.
Police sources said the incident occurred around 5:30 am when unidentified criminals arrived at the under-construction four-lane NH-39 flyover site and fired multiple rounds. One of the bullets struck a labourer, identified as Vikram. He was asleep inside a tent near the site when the firing took place.
Vikram sustained a gunshot wound to his waist and has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers also carried out several rounds of aerial firing before fleeing the spot. Following ...