Blood stained the grounds of a Patna wedding reception late Sunday as two brothers met violent ends in a ferocious shooting spree. Gopalpur’s Shahpur village became the unlikely stage for this double murder, where over 20 bullets felled Manish Kumar and Manjeet Kumar during what should have been a night of revelry.
The victims, engaged in real estate, were Raj Kishore Rai’s sons—the eldest and youngest among three. Emerging from Daulat Ram’s son Vicky’s reception after dining, they were targeted by lurking gunmen. Chaos ensued as shots rang out; Manish collapsed fatally on-site, Manjeet clung to life briefly before hospital treatment failed him.
An earlier altercation at the party with the accused set the ominous tone, though the group had seemingly parted ways. The ambush outside proved fatal, transforming guests’ joy into terror. This wasn’t random violence but a calculated strike.
Villagers attribute the outrage to a 40-year land feud involving six acres with patidar foes. A favorable court decision for the brothers’ family five months ago likely sealed their fate, with Krishna, Prem, and kin allegedly pulling the triggers in retaliation.
Police descended swiftly to contain the fallout. C SP East Parichay Kumar and Sadar ASP Abhinav surveyed the bloodied venue overnight. FSL teams meticulously processed the scene, bolstered by extra personnel to pacify the volatile mood. With leads mounting, authorities are piecing together the plot, determined to deliver justice and prevent further bloodshed in this grim chapter of rural retribution.