In a daring dacoity at two houses in Hapur, armed miscreants killed two persons from each family and decamped with cash and valuables on Sunday.
As per reports, the miscreants armed with fire arms stormed the house of a woman identified as Farzana (42) of Himmatnagar village in Pilkhuwa police station area around 1 am on Sunday. Farzana woke up when she heard the commotion and challenged the miscreants. At this the robbers attacked her with sticks which and killed her. They then collected the jeweleries and cash from the house and fled.
The miscreants then targeted the house of Manzoor (65) and Tayyab and shot Manzoor dead when he opposed them. They also attacked Tayyab and his wife Reshma when they tried to save Manzoor. The miscreant committed dacoity at the house and fled the scene.
Villagers rushed for the help of the victims and they called police for help. large number of personnel from different police stations were summoned at the spot. The police rushed the victims to hospital where both Farzana and Manzoor were declared brought dead. Their injured kin have been admitted to hospital for treatment. The police registered a case in this connection and efforts to trace the miscreants are on.