An elderly couple was found murdered in the field they lived to guard their crops in Rai Bareilly on Saturday night.The incident came to light when some locals visited the field.
The victims identified as Rameshwar (75) of Satwa village under Salon police station, lived with his wife Suraj Kali (73) in a hutment at their field. The couple had no issue from their marriage.
The police team investigating the case said Rameshwar’s throat was slit open by some sharp weapon and Suraj Kali was strangled to death by the miscreants. "Circumstantial evidence showed that couple struggled to save their lives and they offered stiff resistance to miscreants who would be more that two in numbers," the police disclosed the findings.
The police said motive behind the murder seemed to be property related issue. "The couple had no issue and it is possible some people would have an eye on their landed property," the cops said. A case was registered in this connection and the bodies were sent for post-mortem. Killed
A youth shot one his acquaintance shop keeper in an inebriated state in Sri Nagar police station area of Mahoba district on Saturday night.Reports said the victim, Bhagwan Charan (18), ran a shop in Bhadra Kasba of the area. Around 11 pm on Saturday,
Bhagwan Charan along with Shiv Kumar and other sat on a drink session. During this the group entangled in a verbal spat which soon took a violent turn with Shiv Kumar whipping out a country made pistol tucked in his trouser. The miscreant then opened fire at the victim hitting him at his chest and then fled the scene. On information, a police team reached the place for investigation. Based on the inputs obtained from those took part in the celebration and a complaint filed by the victim’s family, the police registered a case against Shiv Kumar. Efforts to track down the miscreant are on. The police sent the body for post-mortem.