Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Hardware Shop Owner Shot Dead After Dropping Children at School
Upendra Kumar Singh owned a hardware shop in Ara.
On Saturday morning, he went to drop his children at school.
As he was returning, armed attackers shot him near a bridge on Godhna Road.
He was badly hurt and died while people were taking him to the hospital.
Police officers went to the hospital and spoke with his family.
Police have not yet said why he was shot or who did it.
His body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
Police say they are investigating the case and looking at all possible angles.
Upendra Kumar Singh, a 36-year-old hardware shop owner, was shot dead in Ara on Saturday morning.
The shooting occurred near a bridge on Godhna Road in the Nawada police station area.
Singh was returning after dropping his children at school when armed assailants shot him at close range.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died while being taken to Ara Sadar Hospital.
Police have not established the motive or identified the assailants; the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Upendra Kumar Singh, a 36-year-old hardware shop owner, was killed; the attackers have not been identified.
- What
- Singh was shot at close range and died while being taken to hospital.
- When
- Saturday morning; no date is specified in the article.
- Where
- Near a bridge on Godhna Road, in the Nawada police station area of Ara, Bihar.
- Why
- The motive has not been established.
- Deceased
- Upendra Kumar Singh, 36
- Occupation
- Hardware shop owner
- Incident location
- Near a bridge on Godhna Road, Ara
- Police station area
- Nawada
- Injury
- Gunshot wound to the head
- Hospital
- Ara Sadar Hospital; Singh died while being taken there
- Investigation status
- Motive and attackers are unknown; police are investigating
- Post-mortem
- Police recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem examination