A petty dispute between two boys, one of whose father was a history-sheeter of local police station in Hardoi, took an ugly turn when the listed criminal killed the boy but was later also lynched by the agitated neighbours on Wednesday morning.
According to reports, 15-year-old Pankaj Gupta, a resident of Ahemi locality of Pihani in Hardoi had dispute with 14-year-old Shivam, when they both were playing with other children of the locality on Tuesday evening. The matter was cooled down after some neighbours intervened and asked both the boys to play together and not to fight over petty matters.
However, the matter took an ugly turn on Wednesday morning when Shivam’s father Virendra, who was history-sheeter of the local police station and had a long criminal history in his name, had intercepted Pankaj when he was going to college. Virendra reportedly hurled abuses on Pankaj and later opened fire on him for daring to fight with his son. Some neighbours who rushed out of their homes after hearing gun shot found Pankaj lying in pool of blood. As they learnt that it was Virendra who shot the boy, they chased the criminal, nabbed him and brutally assaulted him with sticks and rods till the police arrived at scene of crime.
The cops later rushed the injured to the district hospital but the doctors pronounced both Pankaj and Virendra brought dead upon arrival. A case has been registered in this regard and bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.