Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Two Youths Shot After Extortion Demand in Hazaribagh
Two young men in Hazaribagh, India, were shot by attackers.
The victims ran a pig farm and were targeted while returning from collecting food.
This happened shortly after they received threats demanding money.
The attackers, riding motorcycles, fired upon them.
One man was critically injured.
The shooting took place on the same day local businesses closed to protest a rise in crime.
Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made.
The victims had dismissed the extortion demand earlier but the shooting proved that it was serious.
Two youths were shot in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, following an extortion demand.
The victims, Phooleshwar and Baiju Bedia, were attacked by six armed assailants on motorcycles.
The shooting occurred near the Keredari police station, where the victims were returning from collecting food for their pig farm.
The attack happened after a week of an alleged Rs 5 lakh extortion demand made by a group of youths.
The incident occurred on the same day traders in Hazaribagh protested rising crime in the district.
- Who
- Phooleshwar Bedia and Baiju Bedia, attacked by six armed assailants.
- What
- Two youths were shot in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
- When
- Wednesday, a week after an extortion demand.
- Where
- Keredari police station area, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Possibly due to an unpaid extortion demand of Rs 5 lakh.
Victims
Criminals
Targeting
Victims
The victims were targeted by criminals demanding money.
Criminals
N/A
- Victims
- Phooleshwar Bedia and Baiju Bedia
- Location
- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
- Attackers
- Six armed assailants on motorcycles
- Motive
- Extortion
- Demand
- Rs 5 lakh
- Injuries
- Phooleshwar sustained a bullet wound