With firing during celebration led to killing of four persons in separate incidents reported in the State during last 24-hours, a 23-year-old dancer cum singer of a dance troop had to pay with her life just as she refused the demand of a Barati to dance on famous Bollywood item number ‘Tamanche Pe Disco’. The sensational killing of the stage performer took place in Balia in the wee hours of Thursday and the accused was reportedly nabbed with the help of some family members of the bride side.
Reports said that the Barat for marriage of daughter of Raja Ram Kharwa, a native of Gaya Chapra locality of Beraiya in Balia came from Aara in Bihar on Wednesday night. The groom side reportedly also brought a dance cum orchestra troop with them from Chapra district of Bihar. The dance on bollywood songs were going to entertain the guest but the matter took an ugly turn in the wee hours of Thursday when one of the baratis, later on identified as Babloo Kumar Singh, a native of Bhojpur in Bihar, demanded one of the girl artist, identified as Pihu, to dance on item number ‘Tamanch Pe Disco’. He also waived his revolver in air threatening the dancer with dire consequences if she refused to oblige him.
Reports further said that when the artist refused to dance with the accused, he suddenly opened fire and killed the girl on the stage for daring to refuse to his diktat. With most of the members of the troop Party as well as other guests rushed in panic, some kin of the bride pounced at the accused and held him along with the weapon. later they called the police and hand over the accused in their custody. A murder case was registered on the complaint handed over to the police by Rajan Kumar, who was manager of the dance troop.
Meanwhile openly flouting the rules laid under the Arms Act and also due to apathetic approach of the cops who took least interest to enforce the orders issued several times by director general of police, firing in celebrations had claimed four lives in as many incidents besides about half a dozen others were also injured in firing in other incidents reported during last 24-hours. In Hathras, some youths identified as Raju, Rajweer, Rajgir, and Ashok, all resident of Nagla Farm in Hathras, were firing to celebrate marriage ceremony of daughter of one Pappu on Wednesdaynight when a 35-year-old guest, identified as Hansraj was hurt by one of the bullets and died on way to hospital.
In Auraiya, one Sanjay, a resident of Kusawan in Jalaun, was killed when one of the baratis, identified as Kalicharan, opened fire to celebrate marriage of sister of one Kamlesh in Erwakatra locality on Wednesday night. Similarly in Aligarh, Munna lal, a resident of Siddhauli, was shot dead when he too received a bullet injury fired by Kailash Sharma, during marriage ceremony of one of the kin of the accused at Panchwati Marriage Hall in Quarsi on Wednesday.
In Sant Kabirnagar, one Vivekanand, brother of groom Divyanand, was firing with countrymade weapon in celebrate marriage ceremony of his brother at Kari hamlet of Mahauli when one of the guests, identified as Suraj Rajbhar, was hit by a bullet and died on way to hospital. In one case reported from lucknow, one 20-year-old Mudit was injured when he too was hit by a bullet fired during marriage celebration of son of one Ravinder Singh, in Gopamau locality of Mall on Wednesday night. In Rae Bareli, one Akshay Shakti Tripathi, was injured after being hit by a bullet fired by one of the baratis during marriage ceremony in lalganj area also on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile in Maharajganj, a groom identified as Ramchander Gupta, a native of Mautanwa in Maharajganj, along with one another were critically injured when two unknown miscreants threw acid over them when they were on way for marriage in Siddharthnagar on Wednesdaynight. The groom was admitted in hospital.