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A 27-year-old man from Jharkhand’s Giridih district was shot dead in Saudi Arabia earlier this month after being caught in crossfire between local police and an extortion gang involved in the illegal liquor trade. The victim, Vijay Kumar Mahato, a resident of Dudhapania village under Dumri block, had been working with Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company on transmission line projects in Saudi Arabia for about a year.

Vijay Kumar Mahato’s brother-in-law Ram Prasad Mahato said the incident occurred on October 15 when Vijay was walking near his worksite and got trapped in gunfire between police and local criminals.

“Vijay was nearby when the firing began. The bullet hit him by mistake," Ram Prasad Mahato said. He said Vijay was rushed to a hospital but died

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