In a sensational double murder in Chandauli, a 55-year-old advocate and his 30-year-old son were sprayed with bullets by their kin over a property dispute on Friday night. A case was registered in this regard and all out efforts were being made to nab the killers.
As per reports, lawyer Prem Kumar Singh aka lalla of Pachdeora hamlet of Syed Raja area (Chandauli) was having a property dispute with his cousin Ajay Singh aka Sant. Both lalla and Sant were trying to grab Gram Samaj land lying vacant in front of their houses.
The dispute took a bloody turn when Sant Singh and his family members suddenly rounded up lalla and his son Hemant aka Bantu outside the village late on Friday night. After a brief exchange of words, the assailants opened indiscriminate fire critically injuring the father-son duo. The bleeding victims were taken to the district hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.
On the complaint by lalla’s second son Nitish Kumar, the police registered a case of murder against Sant and his two sons –Kunwar Rajneesh Singh aka Babu and Kunwar Vivek Singh aka Bittu. Raids were carriedout to nab the accused but they had absconded.
Meanwhile in Basti, three children were killed when their thatched hut caught fire in Hasnapur village in the wee hours of Saturday.
The hut caught fire from a spark in a bonfire lit inside to keep the inmates warm and the three children were trapped. As the hatch collapsed, they were roasted alive in the fire. Personnel from Sonha police station later reached the spot and got the three bodies shifted to mortuary for autopsy.
The deceased were identified as Sahil (3), Khushnaz (4) and Nurul (4). A case was registered in this regard.