Bank manager shot dead in Vaishali

Patna: A bank manager was shot dead by three bike-borne criminals on the Chechar Khanpur Pakri main road under Bidupur police station area of Vaishali district on Monday evening. The deceased, Rakesh Kumar (30), was the branch manager of Axis Bank in Kanchanpur. After a meeting with a women's group at Khapura in Bidupur regarding a loan, Rakesh was returning alone on his bike when the criminals ambushed and shot him, said Sadar SDPO Subodh Kumar.

"The police have sent the body to a hospital for post-mortem and have initiated an investigation. The FSL team reached the crime spot and collected evidence. Further investigation is ongoing," he added.