A history sheeter and his brother who was also a listed criminal were reportedly gunned down over old rivalry in Banda on early Saturday morning. A case was registered in this regard and bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
Reports said that 35-year-old Shree Ram Nishad and his 30-year-old brother Chunnu Nishad, had some tiff with their neighbour Prakash Nishad on early Saturday morning. As the two parties were having old rivalry so Prakash who was reportedly seeking for an opportunity, had called his relatives and supporters and they all first brutally battered Shree Ram and Chunnu and later gunned them down in full public view.
local police which rushed to the spot claimed that Shree Ram was a history sheeter and he was convicted with life imprisonment by Session Court in Banda in connection with a murder of one Chunni lal Vishwakarma whom he gunned down in 2002. He was lodged in District Jail but was released recently after high court sanctioned him bail. Cops said that his brother Chunnu was also having about a dozen cases including murders. They said that efforts were now on to nab the culprits who absconded soon after killing the brothers. However Prakash was arrested later in the evening.
Meanwhile one person was killed in fire at some crackers shop in Rae Bareli on Saturday early morning. Reports said that a tempo loaded with crackers reached Ratipur crossing in Mill Area police station of Rae Bareli to make delivery to make shift stalls at the spot. However tragedy occurred when the tempo suddenly turned turtle and the crackers caught fire. The shop-keepers immediately called the police but before the fire tenders reached the venue, fire spread to several shops resulting into massive fire. The fire department personnel fought for several hours before they managed to douse the fire. Five shop-keepers were injured in the mishap and were rushed to District Hospital where one of them identified as Rohit Kumar (22), a resident of Kodras locality of Mill rea was pronounced dead upon arrival. A case was registered in this regard and his body was sent for post-mortem examination.