A 12-year-old boy was killed and another teenager injured during celebratory firing at a pre-marriage function in Alaganj area of Shahjahanpur on Wednesday night.
A pre-marriage function was underway at the house of Dinesh in Wazirpur when a reveller Sudhir opened fire injuring Sumit (12) and Ashwani (13). Both were rushed to the district hospital where Sumit succumbed while the condition of Ashwani was stated to be `critical’. The accused was later arrested and the weapon was seized.
Elsewhere in Unnao, a child was killed and a youth during a firing at a tea stall in Kotwali police station area on Wednesday night.
A group of youths were having tea at the stall of Vishal. Suddenly three of the youths opened fire after an argument over a petty issue. In the firing Ayan (11) was killed while Rizwan (24) was injured. The accused fled from the scene soon after the crime. The victim was rushed to hospital and Vishal called the police. A case was registered in this regard and efforts were on to nab the accused.
Meanwhile five persons, including four of a family, died on the spot when the car they were traveling in collided with a stationary tourist bus in Kutubsher area of Saharanpur-Ambala Highway early Thursday morning.
The fifth deceased was reportedly sleeping on the rear seat of the bus. Dense fog was stated to be the cause of the accident.
The cops who reached the spot soon after learning of the mishap, identified the deceased of the car as Jagannath Bhandari, his wife Rajrani, son Shobhnath and his wife Manju. The bus passenger who died in the accident was identified as Kartik Chandrapal of Bengal. A case was registered and the bodies were sent for autopsy.
In Budaun, four students were reported missing under mysterious circumstances.
As per reports lodged with Alapur police station in Badaun, lal Mohamd of Kakrala Ward No-8, claimed that his children – Amir (12), Rajima (9) and Aarish (8) and his nephew Tajim, went to study at a madarsa but did not return home after classes on Wednesday afternoon. He said that they enquired from the madarsa but after failing to get any information, he informed the police. A case was registered and efforts were on to trace the missing children.
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