Overview
- The shot was fired around 2:30 pm Tuesday at his doorstep in Gorakhpur’s Gulriha area, grazing his chest but causing no injury.
- In his written complaint, Amarendra Nishad named cousin Ravindra Nishad as the assailant who allegedly threatened he "might not be so lucky next time."
- Police registered an FIR and detained the accused, saying inquiries are underway before further legal action.
- The case cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 109 for attempt to murder and 351(3) for criminal intimidation.
- Nishad is a Samajwadi Party leader from a prominent political family who lost the 2022 Pipraich race to BJP’s Mahendra Pal Singh.