Overview

• Police identified the victim as Shobhit Kumar, 16, who was shot at close range on Monday night in Dehri village under Katghar police station.
• An FIR filed by the victim’s father names Jatin alias Lala, Akku Sharma, Avinash Pasi, and Rohit Jatav, and five police teams are pursuing their arrest, officials said.
• A forensic team examined the crime scene and the post-mortem has been completed, with police deployed for the last rites, according to authorities.
• Investigators are examining a dispute linked to an Instagram post as the possible trigger for the targeted attack, the circle officer said.
• Bajrang Dal members protested outside the Katghar police station demanding arrests, and police reported the situation under control as they questioned relatives of absconding suspects.