Kamal Ghorui
Patna: A 26-year-old employee of a shopping app was shot dead by his cousin over an alleged money dispute at Chhoti Lagar village under Parbatta block of Khagaria district on Friday night. The victim was identified as Brijesh Kumar Yadav.Police said the incident occurred around 10pm when Brijesh was standing near his house and talking to someone on a video call. The accused, Hrithik Kumar Yadav, suddenly arrived at the spot and opened fire without any altercation. The first bullet hit Brijesh in the arm. As he tried to flee, he collapsed a short distance away, after which the accused fired two more shots at his head, killing him on the spot.Brijesh’s mother, who witnessed the incident, raised an alarm but was unable to save her son. The accused fled after committing the crime. Family members have linked the murder to an old financial dispute, the police said.Priyadarshan Kumar Sudhanshu, the victim’s brother-in-law, alleged that Brijesh had taken a loan from his uncle for his sister’s wedding and had repaid the entire amount. “He also recently made an online payment of nearly Rs 1 lakh and had proof of it. Despite this, the dispute continued. Hrithik wants Brijesh’s property,” he claimed.On receiving information, Parbatta SHO Pramod Kumar reached the spot with his team and sent the body to Khagaria sadar hospital for postmortem. “A case has been registered and a manhunt launched to nab the accused, who is absconding. Preliminary investigation suggests a personal financial dispute, but all angles are being probed. Raids are being conducted at multiple locations,” the SHO said.
