Bokaro (Jharkhand), February 23 A man was shot dead by two armed attackers outside the Bokaro railway station in Jharkhand, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 9 pm on Sunday near an auto stand in the Bokaro Rail police station area, according to an officer.
Inspector Shankar Prasad of the Bokaro Rail police station said, "Around 9 pm on Sunday, we heard the sound of gunfire outside the railway station. Upon reaching the spot, we saw that a man, later identified as Sachin Yadav, had been shot dead. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers fired two bullets at him and then fled the scene. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination."
Two spent bullet casings were recovered from the crime scene, and the attackers have been identified, and a search is underway to apprehend them, he added.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased and the attackers were involved in multiple criminal activities, including extortion, he further added.