70-year-old retired Customs officer shot dead in Bihar, police suspect land dispute

A 70-year-old retired Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Ram Kumar Singh, was shot dead in Ara in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on Thursday morning. The incident took place in the Kanakpuri locality under the Navada police station area, near Jain College and in front of his house.

According to the report, Ram Kumar Singh was preparing to go out for a morning walk with his son when four armed attackers opened fire at him. He was taken to Ara Sadar Hospital after the shooting. However, doctors could not save his life.

The Bhojpur Superintendent of Police said that preliminary information pointed to a possible land dispute behind the killing. Police have started raids to arrest the accused in the case.

The shooting led to anger among the victim’s family members and local residents. After the incident, they staged a protest on the Ara-Patna route. The protesters demanded that the accused be arrested at the earliest.

Police are carrying out raids as part of the investigation and efforts to trace those allegedly involved in the killing.