A disc jockey (DJ) was shot dead at a club in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, in the early hours of Monday. The incident occurred at the Xtreme Sports Bar, a popular nightlife spot in the city.
The deceased was identified as Sandip Pramanik, a resident of West Bengal.
According to police, a group of five individuals, including the suspect, arrived at the club after hours and requested alcohol. The club staff had already closed the bar and were preparing to leave when the group arrived.
A video footage, with a timestamp of 1.18 am on Monday, shows a bare-bodied man, using a T-shirt to cover his face, walking up to the DJ and pointing a sophisticated rifle at him.
He then fires the rifle at point-blank range, following which the DJ walks to a corner before slumping to the ground. The accused then walks out of the door, leaving the victim in a pool of blood.
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DJ Sandip Pramanik was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chandan Kumar Sinha told news agency PTI, "The accused has been nabbed from Gaya. He will be brought to Ranchi and a detailed interrogation will be conducted to ascertain the exact cause of the firing."
"In the course of the investigation, it was found that the accused is in Bihar's Gaya. A team was immediately rushed and the accused was nabbed today," he said.
Sinha said that the accused was in an alcoholic state when the crime was carried out. "In video footage, he is being seen alone. It needs to be found out whether he was alone or other persons were also involved in the crime," the SSP said.
