Bihar gunman killed in shoot-out in Mumbai bus

“The man fired at the police in ‘Bail’ bazar area of Kurla and was shot in retaliatory fire,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria said.

He said that the police suspected that the gunman was trying to take the bus passengers hostage and “this is being verified”.

He was pronounced dead at the Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar, police said but did not release details about him.

A passenger, who also sustained injuries in the incident, has been taken to the same hospital, where his condition is reported to be critical.

The gunman has been identified as 23-year-old Rahul Raj, a resident of Patna and the passenger, who received bullet injuries in his leg has been identified as Manoj Bhagat, hospital sources said.

Meanwhile, a video shot by a news channel shows Raj sitting on the upper level of a double-decker bus and carrying a weapon.

The youth was seen first threatening policemen nearby and running up and down the bus before being shot by police personnel.