Jamshedpur : Criminals attack businessman, women assaulted

Jamshedpur, Oct 5: A gang of six bike-borne criminals attacked the house of a businessman at Haldipokhar Muslim Bustee under Kowali police station area on late Monday night.

The attackers who were from Adityapur Muslim Bustee in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district fired a shot inside the house, targeting the 40-year-old businessman Abdul Qayyum. The victim managed to escape unhurt. The criminals also assaulted two women members for trying to save the businessman.

The police have registered a case of attempted murder and Arms Act on an FIR lodged by Abdul against Imran, Arman, Munna, Firdous, Khursheed and one unidentified youth.

OC, Kowali police station , Amit Kumar Rabidas said that they are investigating the incident and the attack on Abdul is related to a monetary dispute between the victim and the attackers.

“As per our probe in March this year, Abdul had given a loan of Rs 20,000 to his relative Abdul Wahid during the marriage of Wahid’s daughter. The victim would ask for a refund of his money. On Monday evening when Abdul asked Wahid about the money, the latter’s son Imran had threatened the victim with consequences and late in the night six armed men swooped over the victim’s house, ” said Rabidas.

Having taken a statement from the victim, the OC said soon after reaching his house, one of the attackers had fired the shot targeting him. “ We have received a formal FIR following which we started to nab the accused by raiding their house in Adityapur, but they have all absconded,” said the OC.