SIRAHA, Nov 28: A group of unidentified assailants have opened fire on a youth in Mirchaiya of Siraha on Tuesday night.
According to Raj Kumar Shahi, police inspector at the district police office, Siraha, Bijay Yadav aka Aamod, 25, of Rampurbirta-3, sustained bullet injuries on the leg while he was returning home on his bike. [break]
Two rounds of bullets were fired at Yadav. The incident site is hardly two kilometers from the area police office, Mirchaiya. Police are investigating the case.
A few days ago, in a similar incident, a gang of unidentified persons had opened fire on a UCPN (Maoist) cadre Shrawan Yadav, near Mirchaiya police office. However, Yadav escaped unhurt in the incident.