Youth Kidnapped, Shot 3 Times, Left for Dead; Fights Back to Hospital

• A 25-year-old Dalit youth, Sonu Kumar, was abducted, severely beaten, and shot three times in Begusarai.
• Criminals left him for dead near Simaldahi Bridge on the Ballia-Dandari road after shooting him in the right hand and jaw.
• Despite critical injuries, Sonu Kumar regained consciousness, stopped an e-rickshaw, and reached Ballia PHC for treatment.
• The incident stems from a rivalry after Sonu Kumar opposed the molestation of a girl by a youth from Barbighi at a fair.
• The victim's family alleges criminals had been threatening them to withdraw an SC-ST police station FIR related to the previous assault.

Why It Matters: A young man survived a brutal kidnapping and shooting, showing immense courage to reach the hospital.