In an act of courage and bravery, Santosh Singh, a jeep driver ensured the safety of his passengers by driving the vehicle for a few kilometres even after sustaining a bullet injury in the stomach in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, police said on Saturday.
Singh was returning from a ‘Tilak’ ceremony with 14-15 people aboard his jeep when two bike-borne miscreants chased the vehicle near Jhaun village and opened fire with a bullet hitting Singh’s stomach. Despite his injury and unbearable pain, he did not stop the vehicle and kept on driving for a few kilometres ensuring the safety of passengers. Singh finally stopped the vehicle at a safe place, the police said.
Other passengers in the jeep informed the police. Police immediately reached the spot and took Singh to the nearest hospital. The incident happened on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
