Patna: A petty dispute over parking motorcycles in a lane turned deadly at Porai village under Harnaut police station area in Nalanda late Tuesday night, when a tractor driver was allegedly shot dead by his neighbour during an attempt to mediate the dispute. The deceased, Sunil Kumar, son of Jagdish Mahto, was a resident of Porai village under Harnaut police station limits.According to his family, he had been working as a tractor driver outside the village and had returned home on leave just three days before the incident.The trouble began after two motorcycles were found parked unattended in a narrow lane in the locality. Women from the neighbourhood tried to find out who owned the vehicles but received no information. They subsequently alerted the ward representative and called Dial-112 police for assistance.Meanwhile, two brothers from the neighbourhood, identified as Saurabh Kumar and Gaurav, arrived at the spot and claimed that the motorcycles belonged to their relatives. The explanation led to a heated exchange, with both sides allegedly trading abuses.Sunil’s brother, David Kumar, and grandmother, Malti Devi, said, “Villagers and elderly residents stepped in to defuse the tension and settle the dispute. However, the situation took a violent turn when Saurabh went back to his house, brought a firearm and allegedly opened fire at Sunil in the midst of the gathering.”The bullet struck Sunil in the head, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Sadar SDPO-2 Rakesh Kumar Ranjan said, “A person was killed allegedly in a shooting following a dispute over motorcycles parked in the lane.” He said police had completed the post-mortem and handed over the body to the family.“Police teams are conducting raids at suspected locations to arrest the accused,” the officer said, adding that further legal action would follow after the family’s written complaint was received. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
