In a sensational killing in Bulandshahr, some unknown miscreants barged into the house of a block development committee (BDC) member late Thursday night and killed her.
The victim was alone at home at the time of the incident. Her body was found lying in a pool of blood in the house on Friday morning. The assailants killed her by hitting her on the head with some heavy object.
As soon as the incident was reported, the police and forensic team reached the spot and started investigating the case.
According to information, the son of the deceased BDC member Ramvati Devi is posted in the UP Police as a sub-inspector. The husband of the deceased woman had gone to a wedding ceremony when the incident took place. When the husband returned home late at night, the door was locked. Even after making a lot of noise, the wife did not open the door. Then somehow he entered the house and saw his wife was lying in a pool of blood. He immediately informed the police about it.
As soon as the information was received, top police officers including Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar, Superintendent of Police (City) Surendra Nath Tiwari reached the spot and questioned some people. After taking the statement from the husband of the deceased, the body was sent for post-mortem.
The son of the deceased woman is a sub-inspector and is posted in Etawah. The police are probing the motive behind the murder and who the killers are.
SSP Shlok Kumar said that the killing took place in Raina village located in Agauta area of Bulandshahr. He said the assailant would be arrested soon.
All the CCTV footage of the area is being scanned. Forensic team has collected samples from the spot.
Meanwhile, a 20-year-old son of a local journalist in Pratapgarh district was bludgeoned to death with an iron rod by unidentified men, police said.
Vishal Pandey is the son of journalist Umesh Pandey who works with a Hindi newspaper. The victim, a resident of Ror village, was allegedly hit by a car and then beaten to death with an iron rod under "suspicious circumstances" in Atarsui Badli ka Purwa village, about 50 km from the district headquarters, on Wednesday night.
Police suspect old animosity between the accused and the victim's father as the motive behind the gruesome murder. A senior police official said that the victim's family filed a complaint and a case had been registered against seven people, including former village head, Rang Bahadur.
He said that SP Satpal Antil had suspended police station in-charge Avan Dixit for laxity in duty. The victim's body was sent for post-mortem and further investigation is going on.
Meanwhile, a teenager was attacked with a knife for allegedly objecting to a man spitting on her in Khurja region of Bulandshahr. The incident occurred when the girl was on her way to college, the police said on Friday.
A senior police officer said: "The girl, Sakshi, who was heading to polytechnic, complained that the 25-year-old accused, Sonu, spit on her and after she objected to it, he stabbed her with a knife on her face.
"We have arrested the accused and registered a case against him under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code," the police officer said.
Khurja Circle Officer Dilip Singh said the girl was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she underwent treatment and was later discharged.