Two persons were injured in celebratory firing on in Budaun on Saturday night.
As per reports, a barat had come for the marriage of Rann Singh’s daughter at Bhowajeet Nagaliya village of Zarifnagar police station. Around mid night, a local villager opened fire with a country made pistol in an inebriated state. The pellets hit two ‘baratis’ identifiied as Ved Pal Singh and Tilak Singh of Sambhal.
The incident created a stampede like situation and a number of ‘baratis’ and also locals were trampled under the feet of those trying to escape from the venue. later, the locals rushed the victims to a hospital where they are under treatment.
later a police team reached there for investigation and identified the shooter as Veer Singh of Bhowajeet Nagaliya village, who is on the run after after the incident. A case was registered in this connection and efforts were underway to track down the accused.
Killed
In Azamgarh, two persons beat a rival to death on finding him alone around 2.30 am on Sunday.
As per reports, Maqsood (22) of Basgaon village of Ayrauliya police station had gone to attend a marriage function at the neighbouring Bhaktauliyapura. Around 2.30 am, he left for his village but was intercepted by his rivals Damu and Pulara of Bhaktauliyapura. The duo attacked him with sticks and critically injuring him and fled the scene. Meanwhile, some other villagers happened to pass by the same route and they spotted Maqsood lying in a pool of blood and rushed him to a hospital where he died during treatment.
In his dying declaration, the victim disclosed the names of the assailants to the police and a case was registered against the duo on this basis. Efforts were on to arrest the assailants.