Three armed criminals struck terror in Sultanpur by gunning down a young journalist in daylight at Gosaiganj area while the victim was going on his car on Saturday.
The local police along with top officers IG of lucknow Zone, A Satish Ganesh and SP, Sultanpur, Vinay Kumar rushed to the spot but failed to make any breakthrough till the time of filing the report.
As per reports, Karun Mishra (34) working as bureau chief of a Hindi daily published from lucknow was going to Ambedkarnagar on his Wagon-R car (UP66M-2192) on Saturday when he ws intercepted near Semra roundabout in Gosainganj and fired upon by three gunmen. His brother Abhisekh, who was accompanying him, rushed the injured to the district hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
SP Vinay Kumar said that a case has been registered against three motorcycle riders and a manhunt has been launched to nab them. The cops were looking into the personal or professional enmity angle of the victim.
Meanwhile in another incident reported from Meerut, a salesman was shot dead following a quarrel with local youths at a liquor shop in Sadar Bazar area on Friday night. The killing also led to an outrage among traders who warned of a massive protest if the killers wre not arrested immediately.
Reports said that Pankaj alias Azad (27), a salesman at a liquor shop in Hanuman Chowk of Sadar Bazar was sitting in the shop on Friday night when two youths arrived there in a Skoda car. They had an argument with Pankaj for over charging. The duo were beaten up by a few salesmen at the shop. They left after threatening them with dire consequences and came back with friends after half-an-hour. One of them started firing at the shop with a pistol. Pankaj was shot in the neck and died on the spot.
later state convener of UP BJP traders body Vineet Agarwal Sharda said if any arrest is not made immediately, the traders woudl take to the streets. “If traders are killed like this, they will have no other option than to just sit at home and hand over their shop keys to the administration”, added Sharda. Police said that the whole incident was recorded by CCTV cameras at an adjacent buildings and the video footage were being examined to identify the accused.