Banda was rocked by the brutal hacking of four of a family on Wednesday. The sensational incident came to light after a kin reached the place early in the morning and later raised an alarm.
As per reports, Mahadev Yadav of Amliha hamlet in Bisanda police station area used to run a dairy. Two of his brothers resided in the same area and also ran seprate dairies. On Wednesdaymorning, when Mahadev’s nephew went to wake him up, he was shocked to see the bodies of Mahadev, wife Chunni (43) and minor sons Raj Kumar and Pawan Kumar lying in a pool of blood. They had been brutally hacked with sharp edged weapons on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. luckily, the couple's six-year-old daughter and a son survived the attack as they managed to hide themselves with a mattress fearing in anoteh room. Shocked by the icnident, Mahadev’s nephew raised an alarm and called the neighbours.
later, senior officers including DIG of Chitrakoot Range Gyaneshwar Tewari rushed the scene and supervised investigations. The cops found several items scattered on the floor. On the basis of these, the police suspected that Mahadev was probably first attacked and when his wife came to his rescue, she too was hacked. The two minor sons also persihed while saving their parents.
The DIG later said that the incident seemed to be a sequel of an old enmity. He said that the role of a neighbour Golu Yadav was under scanner as the latter along with his family were missing.
Interestingly, BJP MP from Banda Bhairon Prasad Mishra also reached the spot and blamed poor police patrol for rising crimes in the district. He said that the police failed in maintaining law and order and warned the cops to pull up their socks or be ready for punitive action.