In a sensational shooting in Shamli district, two motorcycle-borne miscreants sprayed a class IX student with bullets. The killing occurred right in front of the boy’s school after which students rushed in panic to take shelter.
While the boy succumbed on his way to a hospital, senior officers rushed to the spot and said they making efforts to trace out the killers. However, till late Tuesday evening, the cops failed to get any clue either about the killers or the motive for the shooting.
Reports said that the boy, identified as Preyanshu, a resident of Dungar village in the Shamli district, almost reached National Hindu Inter College where he was a student of class IX. Just opposite the college gate, two motorcycle-borne youths stopped their bike in front of Preyanshu. They both whipped put weapons and fired a volley of bullets aiming at Preyanshu and after the latter collapsed on the road, the miscreants pumped two more round at him from almost point-blank range.
Kandhla circle officer Rajesh Tiwari said that soon after they received the message, they rushed to the spot and started a hunt to nab the accused. However, their efforts went in vain. He added that they tightened the security near the college by deploying extra force. A case has been registered in this regard and further investigations are on.
Meanwhile, in a separate case reported from Maharajganj, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father. The incident was reported to the police by her mother, following which a complaint was registered. The 46-year-old man raped his daughter on Monday, Maharajganj SP RP Singh disclosed. He was arrested after a medical examination of the girl confirmed the crime, Singh said. The accused was booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In another similar act reported from Muzaffarnagar, a widow was reportedly raped by her brother-in-law on the promise of marriage. The 30-year-old woman, in her police complaint, said following her husband’s death, her brother-in-law developed physical relationship with her on the promise of marriage. According to the police, the accused later reneged to marry her under pressure from his family. A case was registered against the accused who was absconding.
Meanwhile, in Meerut, a class X girl, who was torched by the miscreants after she raised objection over molestation bid in Sardhana locality of the district on August 17 last, finally succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. The girl was referred to New Delhi after her condition deteriorated in Meerut district hospital where she was admitted.