A former gram pradhan and his men shot dead two his rivals in Unnao on Sunday morning.
As per reports, the victims identified as Shani (42) of Rajepur Grant village of Asiwan and Kamlesh (35) of Bari village of Asiwan had a rivalry with former gram pradhan Pappu Pandey of Meharban Kheda in Asiwan police station area. Around 11.30 am, both the victims were standing at a pan shop at Nagakheda crossing in Asiwan police station area when Pappy Pandey along with Sanjay Pandey and other his four aides reached the place. They taunted at the victim and picked a fight when the victims opposed. They later opened fire at the victims and fled the scene riding their SUV. The victims were critically injured in the attack and they were rushed to a local hospital. Both, however, died on the way to hospital.
Police registered a case on the complaint of the victims’ family and their statement that they gave before their death. Police said a case under section of rioting and for murder. Police said the victim suffered firearm injuries at their chest and stomach and died due to excessive bleeding. “The bodies had been sent to post-mortem house for autopsy and efforts to track down the miscreants are on,” the police added. It surfaced that the victims belonged to the group which had opposed Pappu’s supported candidate in the gram pradhan election and since then both the groups had turned into sworn enemy.