Chandan Mishra, Notorious Bihar Gangster, Gunned Down in Patna Hospital Amid Gang Rivalry

Chandan Mishra, a convicted gangster and feared underworld figure in Bihar, was shot dead inside Paras Hospital in Patna on the morning of July 17, 2025, marking a violent end to his decades-long criminal saga[1][3][4]. Mishra, who was serving a life sentence at Beur Central Jail but was temporarily released on a 15-day medical parole, was being treated in the hospital under police guard when five assailants stormed his ICU room and opened fire, killing him instantly before escaping[1][3][4]. The brazen daylight attack, captured on CCTV, has sent shockwaves across Bihar and renewed concerns about gang violence and law enforcement lapses in the state.

Police have identified four of the five shooters—Tausif alias Badshah, Mannu, Surajbhan, and Bhindi alias Balwant Singh—while the identity of the fifth remains unknown[2]. Tausif Badshah, a resident of Phulwari Sharif in Patna, has been named as the prime accused, with others hailing from Buxar district[2]. An FIR has been registered at Patna's Shastri Nagar police station, naming Balwant, Mannu, and Tausif as key accused and highlighting charges of criminal conspiracy, suggesting the attack was meticulously planned[2].

Chandan Mishra, whose real name was Chandan Singh, was no ordinary prisoner. He had more than 20 criminal cases registered against him, including a dozen murders, along with daring burglaries targeting banks and jewelry shops[1][4]. Once a close associate of the notorious interstate gold robber Santosh Singh, Mishra was sentenced to death for the 2011 murder of trader Rajendra Keshri, though his punishment was later commuted to life imprisonment by the Patna High Court in 2020[1][3].

The assassination has sparked political outrage and renewed scrutiny of the criminal-politician nexus in Bihar. Questions have been raised about how armed assailants could breach hospital security despite Mishra being under police custody, and authorities are now conducting extensive raids across Patna and Buxar to apprehend those involved[2].

As of now, the investigation is ongoing, with police focusing on locating all suspects and unearthing the full extent of rival gang involvement. Mishra’s killing, coming just as his parole was about to end, serves as a grim reminder of the deadly consequences of Bihar’s gangland feuds and the persistent challenges facing law enforcement in curbing organized crime[1][2][3].