Patna, Dec 7 (PTI) A prison warden was shot dead todayinside the premises of high-security Beur Central Jail here byhis nephew, who then took his own life, police said.
It appears that Vishal Kumar Singh (21) had an affairwith the daughter of his uncle Santosh Kumar Singh (45),something that the warden must have disapproved of,Superintendent of City (West), Patna, Ravinder Kumar, toldPTI.
The assailant committed suicide by shooting himselfafter killing his maternal uncle at the police quarters, Kumarsaid.
"It is not fully clear as to what caused the young manto behave so recklessly. Though prima facie it appears that hehad an affair with the jail warden's daughter. We are stillinvestigating the matter," the SP said.
The country-made pistol used in the crime has beenseized, Kumar said.
"Vishal shot himself immediately after firing at hisuncle. Hearing the sound of gunshots, people living in theneighbourhood informed the police. The policemen reached thespot only to find the uncle-nephew duo lying in a pool ofblood," the SP said, adding that they were taken to ahospital, where they were declared 'brought dead'. PTI NACRMS.
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