Manglore resident Gajendra and his son Prateek were allegedly murdered by three neighbours over a land dispute at their residence, Manglore, Haridwar on Friday. Police are yet to arrest the accused. Manglore Police Station in-charge JS Pundir said that in his written complaint lodged at the police station, Balendra Singh, bother of the deceased, stated that Rajveer, Deepak and Ashu, all residents of Kherajat, under Manglore police station area, Haridwar had threatened and abused him and his family members on September 12 over the land dispute.
later, the same day, the trio who were carrying weapons barged into the home and killed his brother Gajendra and nephew Prateek, spraying them with bullets. After committing the crime, the trio managed to escape from the scene of the crime.
Pundir said that taking cognisance of this, a case under appropriate sections of IPC was registered in the Manglore police station.
Moreover, following the incident, senior police officers of the district rushed to the site and all the evidences related to murder were collected by them.
Pundir further said that four teams have been formed and two of them are working locally while two have been deployed at various places, including districts of western Uttar Pradesh. He expressed hope that police will be able to apprehend the named accused soon.