In a sensational incident, a 26-year-old man along with his two brothers allegedly threw acid on his in-laws while they were asleep in lisadi gate area of Meerut, injuring seven family members including a six-month-old baby, late on Thursday night. The seriously burnt victims, including accused’s wife, have been admitted to a hospital, and the culprits were arrested. Report said that Sajid, resident of Peeplikheda village of Kharkhauda area had married Ujma (22), resident of Shaukeen Garden Colony of the area, in Meerut. For last few months the husband and wife had dispute after Sajid, allegedly used to beat his wife for dowry. Ujma had also filed a case against him in this regard. A contiguous feud had also developed between the two parties after she had returned to her parents’ house.
Ujma’s family members claimed that to avenge their move of registering dowry harassment case, Sajid along with his brothers reached their house when all the family members including Ujma were asleep on Thursday night. They then attacked them with acid injuring Ujma, her father Nisar, mother Niskina, her sisters Gulista, Tasannum, Nisha and six-month old nephew Sanad. The family has alleged that Sajid was pressurising them to withdraw the case against him. He had also threatened to kill them.
Meanwhile in Balia a 20-year-old youth suffered serious injuries when his jilted ladylove threw acid on him in Jaam village area on Thursday. The victim, Raj Kumar Pal, was in relationship with the girl, who was pressuring him to marry her. When Rajkumar refused the accused acid on him on Thursay night, injuring the youth critically. The victim was then rushed to the community health centre from where he was referred to Varanasi hospital. Raj Kumar’s mother has lodged an FIR against the girl who is now absconding, the local police claimed. Meanwhile in a Meerut, a teenaged girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sardhana area with her family alleging that her brother-in-law and another relative had attempted to rape her failing which they murdered her.
The 18-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Friday mornning. She was a resident of Budhana area, Muzaffarnagar and had been staying at her brother-in-law Usman’s house in Kila colony since some time. While, Usman has claimed that the woman committed suicide over some family dispute, her family members, including his wife and the deceased’s sister Shama, have alleged that he and his nephew killed her after attempting to rape her. According to the family, after committing the crime the two accused dressed up the crime scene by hanging the woman’s body from the ceiling fan to make it look like a case of suicide.
The body has been sent for postmortem, while Usmaan has been taken in custody for questioning, the local police claimed. The other accused is on the run. Meanwhile three children were critically injured when a crude bomb exploded in Moradabad on Friday. The explosion took place in Mahlakpur village in Civil lines area on Moradabad when Azim (14), Shannu (7) and Rihan (5) were playing near a garbage bin, local police claimed. Police suspect there were more than one explosives of crude nature placed on the garbage bin. As of now the exact number of bombs is not known, said IG (law and Order) Satish Ganesh. A probe has been initiated, he said. The condition of the three children was stated to be stable.