Overview

• The shooting occurred near his Munna Chak residence under Chitragupt Nagar police station around 10 pm, according to SP (East) Parichay Kumar.
• Investigators recovered six bullet shells at the scene and said the assailants had been chasing him.
• Rai was fired at while buying food near his house, collapsed, and was declared dead at Patna Medical College and Hospital.
• Eastern SP Parichay Kumar, ASP Sadar Shri Abhinav, and local station in-charges are leading the probe and examining video to identify the accused.
• Police cited his party role and land-related business as investigative context, and the killing follows a recent fatal attack on an RJD block leader in Vaishali.