Patna: Three masked men allegedly assaulted a dhaba owner and shot at him while he was sleeping outside his outlet near a petrol pump on State Highway-88 at Raipur Kishanpur under Sarairanjan police station in Samastipur district early on Friday.The victim, Abhinandan Kumar, sustained three bullet injuries. He was initially admitted to a private clinic in Samastipur before being referred to Patna for advanced treatment due to his critical condition.CCTV footage shows Kumar sleeping outside the dhaba with a blanket covering his face when three masked men approach him. After pulling away the blanket to identify him, they allegedly launch an attack. One assailant is seen repeatedly punching him, while another strikes him with his elbow.The commotion woke two persons sleeping nearby. When they tried to intervene, the attackers allegedly assaulted them as well. One of the assailants then allegedly pointed a pistol at the duo, forcing them to flee.A woman also appeared at the scene and seemed to plead with the attackers to stop. However, she later retreated inside a room as the assault continued.Despite repeatedly beating Kumar, the assailants did not leave. CCTV footage allegedly shows one of them, wearing a yellow T-shirt, pulling out a firearm and shooting the dhaba owner three times in the back.
