An FIR has been lodged against a BSP MlA Uma Shankar Singh

An FIR has been lodged against a BSP MlA Uma Shankar Singh and three others on charges of illegal mining in Billi Markundi area of Sonebhadra district. 

Reports said that Uma Shanker Singh, BSP MlA from Rasra in Ballia district, and three other lease holders of the land were booked for the alleged illegal mining in the area late on Thursday night. The FIR had been lodged by mining supervisor Ramnath Prajapati, and the mining equipments were also seized from the site later on. Acting on a complaint, Mining and Revenue Department with Sub Divisional Magistrate and Additional SP had conducted an inquiry in the area on Thursday and detected the illegal mining at site number 4478 during the night hours on Thursday, the report confirmed. The MlA himself is one of the other lease holders at the site.

Meanwhile in Badaun, two people were killed and a woman was critically injured during a firing between two groups on a dispute over a piece of land in Zarifnagar. Reports said that the incident occured at Bastoi village where dispute over a piece of land between Tejveer and lovesh lead to firing by one side. In the firing Sunvesh (25) and Ajvendra (16) were killed on the spot while a woman was critically injured. Tension prevails in the area after the incident and additional police force has been rushed there. local police is also making efforts to lay a trap on the culprits who were said to be absconding.

In another incident reported from Shahjahanpur, one person threw acid on his estranged wife and five children in Sadar Bazar area. All the six have been admitted to the hospital in critical condition.  Police sources said that one Ishaq, threw acid on his separated wife Shahina(28) and five children in Mamuri locality on Friday. The accused also fled away with jewelry worth Rs 2 lakhs  from the house.  The children injured in the incident are Muskan(18), Shanaz(9), Sahil(5) and Rani(4).  Shahina said that Ishaq threatened her on different occasion after they were separated two years back.

Tension also prevailed in Shamli, after recovery of bodies of two brothers missing since last Monday. Reports said that Shahrukh (12) and his brother Sajid (10), natives of Munderkala in Adarsh Mandi, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on last Monday. Their father Shakeel, had lodged a case of missing. During probe, it was learnt that they were seen with Ankit, Tejendra and Sachin, all hailing from the same locality, on the fateful day before disappearing. On Thursday evening, the bodies of both the children were recovered from near-by jungles after which the local police altered the case of missing under Section 320/201 IPC as murder and trying to conceal the crime. However, on Friday morning, the agitated family members and their supporters staged a huge road blockade after which the cops also added Section 364IPC for kidnapping of both the victims. They also named the above three persons with whom the victims were last seen. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area to avert any clash.