Intruder held near Rabri Devi's house

By Our Special Correspondent

PATNA, DEC. 7. Police today arrested an armed intruder who tried to force his way into the official residence of the Chief Minister, Mrs. Rabri Devi, early in the morning.

Security personnel nabbed the intruder, identified as Dilip Kumar Nirmal, at the entry point checkpost of Anne Marg on which the Chief Minister's residence is located when they sighted the country-made pistol he was carrying under his shawl.

The intruder let go a shot even as police grappled to take him under their custody. The bullet brushed past the havildar's uniform. The intruder, now in police custody, is being interrogated.

The Chief Minister, who was taking a stroll, was alarmed by the gun shot and immediately the RJD president, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, personally enquired into the matter. According to Mr. Yadav the intruder had sworn to kill the Chief Minister but added that it was for the police to investigate into his intentions and his antecedents. However, the intruder reportedly changed his statement later to claim that he had sought to commit suicide outside the Chief Minister's residence following the murder of his family members including his father.

The intruder hailed from Sitamarhi district and some police officials were of the view that he was mentally deranged.

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