Hazaribag: A security guard deployed at the New Birsa open-cast coal mining project sustained critical injuries after three motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at him early Tuesday, police said.An employee of outsourcing firm Sainik, Vivek Kumar Ojha, sustained five bullet injuries — three in the abdomen and one each in the arm and leg. He was rushed to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Ranchi, where his condition was stated to be critical, police added.Officer in-charge of the Urimari police outpost, Rathu Oraon, said, “The masked assailants arrived at the main gate of the outsourcing company’s project site and fired multiple rounds at Ojha, who he was on duty at the time of incident, before fleeing.”“Seven empty cartridges were found at the scene. Preliminary investigation suggests that the three criminals were linked to the Rahul Dubey gang. Efforts are under way to identify and arrest the accused,” he added.Acting on a written complaint by the management and security officials of the outsourcing firm, an FIR was lodged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act.
