Nitish Kumar assaulted by deranged man on the outskirts of Patna
Patna Mar 27 PTI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday physically assaulted by a mentally unstable person who came within striking distance on the outskirts of the city dodging the security cordonAccording to a statement issued by the district administration the chief minister was attacked by 32-year- old Shankar Kumar Verma alias Chhotu a resident of Abu Mohammadpur locality in Bakthiyarpur township of Patna districtKumar was in Bakhtiyarpur as part of a public outreach programme which has led him to tour areas falling under the now abolished Lok Sabha constituency of Barh which he had represented a number of timesIncidentally the chief minister whose roots lay in adjoining Nalanda district was born and brought up in Bakhtiyarpur where his father was a freedom fighter and a successful Ayurveda physicianAt the time of the incident the CCTV footage of which has gone viral on social media Kumar was paying floral tributes to Pandit Sheelbhadra Yaji a legendary freedom fighter and a former Rajya Sabha member who was known to be a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra BoseIn the footage Kumar can be seen bending forward to place flowers at the feet of the life-size statue when the attacker climbs up a few steps briskly and strikes a blow from behind before being caught by alert security personnelThe chief minister can be seen in the footage directing the security men to restrain themselves and quietly find out what was the matter with the assailant who was many decades his juniorDuring inquiry it has been found that Shankar Verma is deranged He has attempted suicide twice by jumping off the roof of a double-storied building and attempting to hang himself from the ceiling of his room His mental instability has taken a toll on his marriage His wife lives separately along with their children the administration said in its statementNonetheless the administration added there were instructions from the chief minister that no punitive action be taken and the attacker be provided all necessary medical supportMeanwhile the political fraternity especially members of the ruling NDA were outraged over the attack on the septuagenarian who is the states longest-serving chief ministerStatements of condemnation came from ministers in his cabinet members of his JDU as also alliance partners like the BJP and ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi PTI NAC MM MM
Patna Mar 27 PTI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday physically assaulted by a mentally unstable person who came within striking distance on the outskirts of the city dodging the security cordonAccording to a statement issued by the district administration the chief minister was attacked by 32-year- old Shankar Kumar Verma alias Chhotu a resident of Abu Mohammadpur locality in Bakthiyarpur township of Patna districtKumar was in Bakhtiyarpur as part of a public outreach programme which has led him to tour areas falling under the now abolished Lok Sabha constituency of Barh which he had represented a number of timesIncidentally the chief minister whose roots lay in adjoining Nalanda district was born and brought up in Bakhtiyarpur where his father was a freedom fighter and a successful Ayurveda physicianAt the time of the incident the CCTV footage of which has gone viral on social media Kumar was paying floral tributes to Pandit Sheelbhadra Yaji a legendary freedom fighter and a former Rajya Sabha member who was known to be a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra BoseIn the footage Kumar can be seen bending forward to place flowers at the feet of the life-size statue when the attacker climbs up a few steps briskly and strikes a blow from behind before being caught by alert security personnelThe chief minister can be seen in the footage directing the security men to restrain themselves and quietly find out what was the matter with the assailant who was many decades his juniorDuring inquiry it has been found that Shankar Verma is deranged He has attempted suicide twice by jumping off the roof of a double-storied building and attempting to hang himself from the ceiling of his room His mental instability has taken a toll on his marriage His wife lives separately along with their children the administration said in its statementNonetheless the administration added there were instructions from the chief minister that no punitive action be taken and the attacker be provided all necessary medical supportMeanwhile the political fraternity especially members of the ruling NDA were outraged over the attack on the septuagenarian who is the states longest-serving chief ministerStatements of condemnation came from ministers in his cabinet members of his JDU as also alliance partners like the BJP and ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi PTI NAC MM MM
