A rape victim was done to death by the brother of the accused in Kaushambi. She had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, but could not reach home.
A 20-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a youth of the same community in May last year. A panchayat was called and the boy was asked to marry the girl. When he refused to marry her, an FIR was lodged and the accused Pawan Nishad was sent to jail.
Recently Pawan came out of the jail on bail and allegedly pressurised the girl’s family to withdraw the case against him. He also threatened the girl. On Monday Ashok Nishad, brother of Pawan consumed liquor and showered abuses on the girl, who went to the police station to lodge a complaint with her sister-in-law. She tried to capture the behaviour of Ashok on her mobile phone but was attacked with an axe. She died on the spot. After the incident Ashok, Pawan and other members of the family ran away. Officials said Ashok had a criminal record and a murder case was pending against him.
SHOT AT: A truck driver standing on Bhopatpur Sahaso national highway was shot at and injured by miscreants.
The police sent the truck driver and the injured cleaner to the SRN Hospital. The truck has been parked at the police station.
Driver Brijesh Kumar (30) of Jangipur Sarpatahiya, Jaunpur and cleaner Manoj Yadav of Bihar were bringing yarn from Punjab to Bangladesh. The cleaner was present in the truck and the driver Brijesh Kumar got down to defecate.
Meanwhile, two miscreants entered the truck. A fight took place between the cleaner and the two miscreants. The miscreants beat the cleaner with the butt of his gun and left him bleeding. The truck driver was also targeted and shot at. Even after being shot at, the driver did not stop the truck and the miscreant ran away with the bag containing documents and cash. When he reached the petrol pump with the truck, he informed the police. The police admitted the injured to SRN Hospital.
Inspector Tharwai said a case has been registered and efforts are being made to nab the miscreants. Assistant Police Commissioner Tharwai Jang Bahadur Yadav said information was received about the truck driver being shot near Bhopatpur national highway under the Tharwai police station area.
The complaint of robbery has not been given by the victim. Legal action is being taken by registering a case under appropriate sections.
SUMMONED: The Prayagraj Commissionerate Police has tightened the noose on Abhishek Singh Michael, former general secretary of Allahabad University Students’ Union. The police have served him a notice under the Goonda Act and summoned him to the Commissioner Court. Goonda Act was invoked against Michael in 2020.
Michael had contested the election for the post of general secretary in 2012 while in jail. Nineteen cases are registered against Michael.
He has also been accused of collecting goonda tax from contractors.
In October 2020 on the basis of the challan report of Colonelganj police, the then Additional Municipal Magistrate Court had taken action under the Goonda Act.