PATNA/ARA, Oct. 13 -- A home guard jawan Monal Kumar Rai, 25, died after sustaining gun shot injuries when one of his colleagues fired from his 0.303 service rifle inside a barrack under Sandesh police station in Bhojpur, police said on Monday. Police have launched a manhunt for the absconding accused, police added. Bhojpur SP Awadhesh Dixit said the bullet hit the victim jawan in the chest and he succumbed to his injury while on way to the hospital. The incident occurred around 10.15pm Police said they were investigating what led to the firing by the accused jawan and whether it was an accident or deliberate shooting because of some dispute. "We are conducting a very detailed investigation into all the reasons behind the incident. The place of incident, which is the barracks, has been preserved by us, and the firearm from which the shot was fired has also been preserved. Statements of those present in the barracks at the time of shooting have been recorded. We have also employed the forensic team. After the post-mortem and the FSL reports, and our own investigation, we will be able to tell you the exact details," Dixit said. He added that both the victims and accused had been residents of the same panchayat, but there was no evidence of any dispute among them so far. Monal Rai was recruited as a home guard jawan in 2025....