Firing inside a police station to celebrate Shree Krishna Janamastami proved fatal when wife of the station officer fell prey to bullets and died in Ambedkarnagar, on Monday night. Surprisingly, the sub-inspector promotee, who was firing illegally with his service revolver managed to escape after the incident. later a case was registered against him and he was placed under suspension.
Reports said that Ghanshyam Mishra, a sub-inspector (Promotee), was firing in air to celebrate Shree Krishna Janamastami inside Malipur police station in Ambedkarnagar on Monday night. The illegal firing turned fatal when a bullet hit the stomach of 45-year-old Kanti Devi, who is wife of local station officer, Suresh Patel. Surprisingly, Patel was also accompanying his wife and was making darshan when the incident took place. While Ghamshayam Mishra, managed to escape, critically injured Kanti Singh, was taken to District Hospital where she succumbed in the wee hours of Tuesday. Efforts were now on to nab the accused. In one similar incident of firing to celebrate Krishna Janam Ustav, a 10-year-old boy was critically injured in Hardoi.
According to reports, some youths were firing in air to celebrate Shree Krishna Janamastami at Nasauli hamlet of Gopalpur under lonar police station in Hardoi on Monday night. Suddenly, one of the bullet fired by the miscreants hit a boy identified as Nandji Kushwaha, a resident of same area, in which he was critically injured. He was shifted to district hospital and a case was registered in this regard. However, no one was arrested so far. Meanwhile senior officers also sought a detailed report after visuals telecast by news channel purportedly showed girls dancing during a Janmashtami festival function at Pallia police station in lakhimpur Kheri. Superintendent of Police Arvind Sen Yadav said he has sought a report in this regard from Circle office, Pallia. “I have sought a report from the CO,” the SP said. A section of media reports claimed that “obscene dance performance” by girls was part of the function to mark Janmashtami festival.