About a dozen people were injured when the kidnapping of a girl led to a clash between two groups in Saharanpur while in Gorakhpur, a man was assaulted and his wife was abducted by jeep-borne miscreants late on Monday night.
In Saharanpur, Rahul Kamboj and Vineet Kamboj of Usadgaon area of Behat had teased a Dalit girl who complained to her parens after which a panchayat was called to resolve the matter on Monday night. As supporters of both warring groups converged forthe panchayat, the accused kidnapped the girl.
The news of kidnapping triggered a clash and supporters of both parties opened fire in which a dozen persons were injured and had to be hospitalised.
Fortunately, the local police rushed to the spot in time and chased away the warring parties. later cross cases were registered and half a dozen suspects were detained. Teams were also formed to recover the girl.
Meanwhile in Gorakhpur, Mahesh of Sitapur was going to his in-law’s place in Madhwadih area of Bansgoan (Gorakhpur) with his wife Shakuntala late on Monday night. While he was crossing Kaudia Bazar area, some miscreants on a Bolero suddenly intercepted the couple. The accused brutally assaulted Mahesh and when his wife tried to come to his aide, they huddled her inside the jeep and sped off.
A hapless Mahesh rushed to the police station and narrated his ordeal after which the police alerted patrol parties and a massive search was launched but failed to yield any result. later, a case of kidnapping and attempted murder was registered against unidentified persons and efforts were underway to identity the culprits and arrest them.
In a sensational daylight atack in Ferozabad, a sub-inspector was shot at and seriously injured by three assailants in Narkhi area on Tuesday.
The cop identified as Rajveer Singh posted at Narkhi police station was informed by the Control Room about some youths clashing with each other near Rijawali crossing on Tuesday morning. As he rushed there and tried to pacify the youths, two bike borne miscreants opened fire at him causing serious injured. The bleeding cop was rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was referred to a hospital in Agra. The police probing the matter said that a personal rivalry might have led to incident. A case was registered and investigations were on.