Patient attacks manager with iron rod, dies by suicide in Samastipur de-addiction centre

A heartbreaking incident of murder has emerged from a de-addiction centre in Bihar's Samastipur district, where a patient reportedly killed the centre's manager by attacking him with an iron rod, according to Aaj Tak reports. The violent incident took place at 'Muskan De-addiction and Rehabilitation Centre' located in Vishwakarma Tola under the Mathurapur police station area of Samastipur. The manager, who was seriously injured in the attack, died during treatment.

The deceased has been identified as Rahul Kumar, a resident of Chaturbhuj Sthan, Kalibari Road in Muzaffarpur. Rahul Kumar was serving as the manager at this centre. The assailant has been identified as Himanshu Kumar, a resident of Raghopur in Vaishali district, who was staying at the centre as a patient. The entire violent incident has been captured on the centre's CCTV camera, in which the accused is seen attacking with extreme brutality.

According to Aaj Tak reports, the incident occurred late at night while Rahul Kumar was sleeping on his bed. During this time, Himanshu Kumar emerged from a room carrying an iron rod and suddenly began attacking the sleeping manager. The accused attacked so swiftly that within just 30 seconds, he struck Rahul on the head approximately 10 times with the rod. Due to this horrific attack, Rahul was seriously injured.

Hearing Rahul's screams, other people present at the centre rushed to the spot immediately and apprehended the accused, Himanshu. Subsequently, the injured manager was rushed to a local hospital for immediate treatment. Seeing Rahul's critical condition, doctors at the said hospital referred him to Darbhanga Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for further treatment, but he passed away during treatment there.

Mathurapur police have taken action in this matter, arresting the accused Himanshu Kumar and sending him to jail. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after conducting a post-mortem. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that Himanshu was unhappy over being reprimanded or scolded by the manager, and due to this anger, he carried out the murder. Currently, the police are conducting further investigations into the matter.

Following this tragic incident, heavy grief and anger are being observed among the family members of the deceased. Demanding justice, Rahul's mother has raised serious questions regarding the security arrangements at the centre. She asked what the security guards deployed at the centre were doing when a patient was attacking the manager with an iron rod and why they did not attempt to stop him. The mother further stated that her son was the sole support of the family and his untimely death has brought a mountain of grief upon the family.

Family members stated that Rahul himself was previously an addict, but after receiving treatment at the de-addiction centre, he had gained freedom from addiction and subsequently began working at the same centre as a manager. Following the emergence of the CCTV footage, questions have now been raised regarding the standards of supervision and security of patients in de-addiction centres.

De-addiction centres are generally established to rehabilitate people who wish to overcome substance addiction. In these centres, patients are provided with a disciplined lifestyle and medical assistance so that they can live honorably in society again.