Deputy Mayor of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in Jharkhand, Eklavya Singh, sustained bullet injuries in his neck under mysterious circumstances at his residence here today.
The bullet pierced his neck, said the doctors attending on the 30-year-old deputy mayor.
He was first admitted at Central Hospital of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and later in the afternoon doctors referred him to a hospital in Durgapur in West Bengal, a member of his family said.
The incident occurred at around 11.30 AM when Singh was alone in his room at that time, they said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police D N Banka who visited the hospital refused to comment on the incident till initial probe was completed.
A police team led by Superintendent of Police Rakesh Bansal visited the house of the deputy mayor but did not say anything about the incident.
Singh was elected deputy mayor last year.
