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Ara Railway Station Shooting: In a chilling incident, a man shot a girl and her father dead at Ara Railway Station in Bihar's Arrah on Tuesday night. Moments later, he also killed himself causing disarray.

The incident took place at a pedestrian overbridge between platform number 3 and 4 of the station. ASP Parichay Kumar said, "On the overbridge between platforms 3 and 4 of Ara Railway Station, three people have died of gunshot wounds. According to the eyewitness, a man aged 23-24 years, shot at a girl aged 16-17 years and her father. He later shot himself... Due investigation will follow."

The deceased have been identified as Jiya Kumari and her father, Anil Sinha. The accused has been identified as Aman Kumar.

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Providing additional details, RPF Senior Commandant Prakash Panda said, "Three people have died. The accused, Aman Kumar, a 24-year-old man, a resident of Bhojpur shot dead Jiya Kumari and her father Anil Sinha. He later shot himself. We are investigating... We will make arrangements for CCTV cameras. Although there are around 40 cameras at the railway station, we will get some installed on the foot over bridge... Murder weapon has been seized..."

The deceased father and daughter belonged to Godhna village under Navada PS of Arrah. They also had a house in Bhenlai Road. All three were shot in the head. A pistol, a magazine, two cartridges, and a shell have been recovered from the spot.

ASP City Parichay Kumar said that the preliminary investigation suggested that the case might be regarding a love affair. However, the investigation was going on from every angle. The father is an LIC agent by profession.

As per the information, the girl was an MBA student in Delhi, she was at the railway station to board the train.

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