Patna, (Bihar Times): In another shoot-out in Patna criminals gunned down, Reyazul Khan, in the Lotus Apartment of Patliputra Colony on Saturday night. The deceased is the husband of the ward councillor of ward-34 of Bhagalpur and was living in Patna.

Eye-witnesses say two criminals fired on him from the point-blank range as he, along with his security guard, got down from his car to enter his flat in the Apartment.

War of supremacy between two rival gangs of Bhagalpur is being held responsible for his killing. Reyazul’s name figured in the murder of Pappu Khan in Haroon Nagar locality of Patna about five months back. Pappu unsuccessfully contested 2004 parliamentary election from Bhagalpur on the BSP ticket and later switched over to the Rashtriya Janata Dal. As an RJD candidate he lost the subsequent assembly election too.

After Saturday’s killing Reyazul’s son accused the widow of Pappu of master-minding the killing of his father. He named two shooters Tipu and Sajjad in the FIR. The killing in the posh colony of Patna created panic in the area.