Post-poll violence rocked the State with half-a-dozen people killed and about 150 others injured since results of the panchayat and pradhani elections were announced on Sunday evening.
In Sultanpur, a 60-year-old man was killed during a clash between two rival groups in Panchopiran village in Sultanpur district.
The incident took place when two groups clashed in the village by opening fire at each other, killing one Haji Muinuddin, on Monday morning. The incident triggered protests from supporters of on for the groups involved who set an SUV and a scooter on fire. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area to prevent any further untoward incident.
In another incident in Etah district, a 22-year-old boy lucky, supporter of the winning candidate in pradhani elections, was shot dead by losing candidate Rizwan and his henchmen at Jaithera village, on Sunday night. An FIR has been lodged in this connection. However, no arrests have been made yet.
In a separate incident of firing, two persons identified as Kahmir Singh and Dileep Kumar were shot at in Pipehara village in Kotwali Jaithera on Sunday evening. An FIR was lodged in this connection following which a case has been filed under IPC section 307 (Attempt to Murder). Both the injured have been admitted to a hospital. However, no arrest has been made so far.
A 35-year-old man was shot dead by Sunil Kumar and three others at Katia village in Badaun district, on Sunday evening. The body of the victim has been sent for post-mortem examination but no arrests has been made so far. In Balia, supporters of Suman Devi, who remained second in the pradhani elections, had clashed with Pardesh Mushar, who remained on third spot, soon after the counting was over on Sunday night. The supporters brutally battered Mushar to death claiming that if he had not filed the papers than Suman Devi would win the elections. A case has been registered but no one was arrested.
In Pratapgarh, 25-year-old Sunil Kumar, hailing from Saraiya Praveshpur locality was shot dead allegedly by sitting pradhan lal Bhadhur Pandey, just as he not supported him in the present elections, on Sunday night. The body was sent for post-mortem examination and further investigations are on. In Hardoi, 40-year-old Chaviram, a resident of Ganiyuapur hamlet of Raghula in Bilgram, who was supporter of winning candidates, was shot dead by the loser Guddi, and her henchmen when both the groups were returning village after counting on Sunday night.
In Mirhapur, the supporters of Vinod Yadav, who won the pradhani elections from Kolhai Bazar in Vindhyachal, and supporters of Suryamani Yadav, who lost the polls clashed with each other in which at least a dozen persons were seriously injured.
Similarly in Unnao, the supporters of Munna Singh, who won the election had clashed with the supporters of Kallu, who lost the polls in laluwakhera locality of Kotwali Sadar on Sunday night.
The local police reached and when they were trying to resolve the dispute, the supporters of one Kalicharan, who also lost the polls reached the spot and later both the parties clashed with the police force in which over two dozen persons including cops were injured.
In Meerut, firing took place between supporters of winning candidate Rukhsana from Khanpur Baghara in Praishitgarh locality, and losing candidate Khanwaz and his supporters in which over a dozen persons were seriously injured and shifted to hospital.
Similar clashes also took place in Bhairupur locality of Azamgarh, Bah and Sikendra locality of Agra, Thalinayatpur locality of Bulundshahr, Kotwali dehat in Balrampur, Malhipur in Sharawasti, and many other parts of the district in which about 100 persons including police personnel were injured.