Tension prevailed in Meerut after a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) worker was shot dead by five scooter -borne assailants on Wednesday night. The police which rushed to the spot suspected the incident to be a sequel to a dispute over a girl.
The incident triggered furore with the BJP Traders' Wing handing out a 24 hour ultimatum to the police to arrest the culprits or face a massive protest rally in this connection.
As per reports, Mohit (28) of Pallavpuram used to run a snack shop in Shastrinagar Central market in Meerut. He was also the Treasurer of Ward number 47 of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha - the youth wing of BJP.
On Wednesday night, while Mohit was returning from his shop along with an employee, five youths riding two scooters signalled him to stop., As he complied, they opened indiscriminate fired at him. As the bullet-riddled Mohit slumped to the ground, the assailants fled from the spot. The locals later rushed Mohit to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival.
Based on the complaint of Mohit's father, an FIR was lodged against five perosns for murder and Monu Agrawal was named as the prime accused in the case. The polic elater detained two youths for interrogation.
Asked the reason behind the murder, SP (City) Om Prakash said, "Prima facie, it appears that cash transaction and love affair could be the reason for the murderous assault. However, the actual cause can only be ascertained after arrest of the accused."
Meanwhile, State convener of UP BJP traders body, Vineet Aggarwal Sharda has threatened to stage a protest if the police failed to nab the culprits within 24 hours.
In a shocking incident reported from Sitapur, a man fatally hacked his wife and a daughter and critically injured his son and another daughter, after being prevented from selling of his property for satisting his drinking needs.
Santosh Pasi (40) of Gaura village was a known alcoholic and sold off 25 bighas of land. He was also trying to sell off a portion of his house which was opposed by his wife Maya (38). On Thursday morning, the couple had a fight after which, Santosh attacked his wife and children with a sickle killing his iwfe and daughter Roli (15). His elder daughter Monica (18) and son Priyanshu (12) were seriously injured. While his wife and the daughter died on the spot, the two kids were rushed to a hospital from where they were transferred to the Trauma Centre in lucknow. A case was registered and Santosh was arrested.
Meanwhile in Etah, half a dozen persons were killed when a speeding truck hit the vehicle they were travelling in near village Jhakarai late on Wednesday evening. The victims were travelling from Mainpuri to Aliganj when the mishap occurred. The truck driver managed to escape after the mishap.
In Pratapgarh, two brothers were killed when the motorcycle they were riding, collided with a truck on the Varanasi-Rae Bareli National Highway.
Chotey lal (50) and Chandresh (45) were going to attend a wedding on their motorcycle and were hit by a truck at Katra-Medniganj crossing. The victims were taken to the district hospital, where they were declared dead.
In Sambhal, two persons were killed in a road accident on Bahjoi-Islamnagar road on Thursday morning.
Kuldeep (30) was going with his mother Vimlesh (55) on a motorcycle when they were hit by a car near Mau-Kathaur village of Bahjoi police station area. Both died on the spot while the car driver fled the scene abandoning the vehicle.