Two criminals, including a listed gangster of Civil lines in Aligarh, were lynched by the members of a marriage party when they shot dead one of the baratis who tried to foil a loot attempt in Khurja township of Bulandshahr on Tuesday night.
The police sent the three bodies for post-mortem and were making efforts to ascertain the identity of one of the lynched criminals.According to a report, two criminals were trying to lift a motorcycle parked outside a hall in Khurja where the marriage of Billu Chowdhary was being solemnised on Tuesday night.
However, one of the guests, identified as Arshad, saw the criminals taking away the motorcycle and challenged them.On finding themselves cornered, the criminals opened fire at Arshad, critically injuring him.
In the meantime, the other guests, who saw the criminals opening fire at Arshad, managed to overpower both of them. Arshad was also rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by the doctor.
When the news of Arshad’s death reached the marriage hall, the agitated guests brutally thrashed both the criminals with sticks and rods. While one of them died on the spot, the other was rescued by the cops but he too succumbed to his injuries soon after reaching hospital.
Police identified one of the criminals as Mohammed Umar of Pan Wali Kothi in Civil lines area of Aligarh. The cops said the Aligarh police had confirmed that Umar was a listed history-sheeter of Civil lines police station area and was wanted in many cases. He also carried a cash reward of Rs 5,000 on his arrest. The police said efforts were being made to find out the identity of the other lynched criminal.