In a cross firing during a group clash claimed life of a man from one of the warring sides while several were reported injured in Etah district on Sunday morning. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area and police has launched a manhunt of the persons involved in the brawl.
As per the reports, the deceased identified as Sudhir lodhi of Nagla Mocha village under Nayagaon police station area had a dispute with his rival Dharmendra over watering the fields in their village. Around 7 am, Sudhir noticed that someone had damaged the water pipeline of the tubewell and he accused Dharmendra to have hand in the sabotage.
As they had heated arguments, Sudhir’s mother Reshma and their kin assembled. Dharmendra supporters identified as Shayam Babu Urgesh and other grouped when they heard the brawl. Soon it was free for all with each of them were attacking other.
later Dharmendra and his supporters opened fire on their rival and to counter them Sudhir and his supporters also opened firing. In the exchange of firing, Sudhir suffered firearm injuries at his chest and he slumped down while others suffered pellets in the firing. They also suffered injuries by iron rods, spade and other tools used in farming.
Soon as Sudhir fell down on the ground, his rivals left the scene in a hurry to avoid police action. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. Police registered a case against Dharmendra and his supporters on the complaint of Sudhir’s family. Heavy police force was rushed to the scene to control the situation and to preempt fresh clash.