Desire to have a glimpse of his two-year-old son in custody of his in-laws, cost the life of a young Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan as he was sprayed with bullets by his brother-in-law in Ghazipur district on Wednesday.
As per reports, Ali Akbar Khan of Baragaon hamlet of Gahmar (Ghazipur) was married to a woman froma neighbouring village three years back and a year later, the couple had a son. However Ali’s wife left for her parents place soon after the marriage. Whenever Ali initiated to bring her back, she refused and her family members abused him. Even after their son’s birth, Ali trued to persuade his wife to return but she refused to comply.
Dor the last few months, Ali wasa upset as his in-laws did not allow him to meet his wife or son.
On Wednesday morning, Ali went to his in-laws’ place and warned them of legal proceedsings if they did not allow him to meet his son. At this, Ali’s brothers-in-law Mohammed Imran, Mohammed Naushad and Mohammed Shamshad brutally assaulted him and later sprayed him with bullets.
A case was later registered against the three and efforts were being made to arrest the absconding accused.
Meanwhile in Gorakhpur, the police registered a murder case only after friends and family of a victim staged a protest on Wednesday afternoon.
As per reports, Sanjay (22) of Sarpatha area of Campierganj disappeared last Monday evening. His family members alleged that their neighbour Dileep Kumar and his seven aides had abducted Sanjay with the intent of killing him. When the family members approached the police, they refused to register a case.
In the wee hours of Tuesday, the body of Sanjay was found lying on the railway tracks yet the police refused to register a case offering the excuse that it might be a case of suicide. Angered with the police apathy, the locals and victim’s family members gheraoed the police station and staged a huge protest on Wednesday morning. later senior officers rushed to the scene and somehow placated the restive mob by getting a murder case registered against the accused.