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Crime
Gold Merchant Shot Dead in Samastipur, Bihar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Darbhanga
🗓 27 Oct 2026, 09:42 AM
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A gold merchant, Rajesh Kumar Poddar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Dalsiingh Sarai, Samastipur, Bihar on Monday night.
Rajesh Kumar Poddar, a gold merchant from Samastipur, Bihar, was killed in a shooting on Monday night. According to police, Poddar was returning home from his shop when he was attacked by assailants on a motorcycle. Two empty cartridges and one live round were recovered from the crime scene. The motive behind the killing is yet to be determined.