Four people including three constables, were injured in a clash between a police team and disciples of a ‘tantrik’ in Salon area of Rae Bareli, when the former went to rescue a `captive’ held by the tantrik's henchmen.
SP of Rae Bareli, Hari Narayan Singh said that Suresh Bikhari known as ‘Baba’ runs an ashram at Matka Majre Jodhi ka Purwa in Salon. The Baba, who had a dispute over money with Rajesh Tewari and his brother Pramesh attacked the duo. While Rajesh managed to escape, Pramesh was held hostage by the Baba and his aides.
When the local police was intimated, a team rushed to rescue the hostage from the ashram. But the Baba's disciples suddenly attacked the police and also took them `hostage’. later, senior officers along with huge police force reached the ashram and eased the situation. Three policemen were injured in the clash while Pramesh was rescued.
The SP said that five people, including a woman, were arrested in this connection and further investigations are on.
Meanwhile in lakhimpur Kheri, irate villagers staged a protest against police inaction after a ten-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Sadar Kotwali police station area.
As per reports, the victim went out of her house on Sunday night when her neighbour Mohan assaulted her and then threw her into a well causing her death. The accused later escaped from the scene. As the news spread, hundreds of villagers protested the crime and demanded immediate arrest of the culprit on Monday morning. It ws only after the locals protested that the cops registered a case. Efforts were on to nab the absconding Mohan.
Meanwhile in Basti, a 17-year-old girl from Ganeshpur hamlet in Walterganj was kidnapped by a local identified as Chotai early Monday morning. She was sexually assaulted, killed and later dopused with kerosene and set ablaze. Her body was recovered from the fields later in the afternoon after which it was sent for autopsy.
Elsewhere in Ferozabad, Booby Sharma (35) of Mitappura hamlet of Farih was found murdered in the fields on Mondaymorning. The victim had bullet injury marks indicating that he was shot dead sometime in the night. A case was registered and body was sent for autopsy.
In yet another case in Shahjahenpur, unidentified miscreants struck in Rajpura locality of Jalalabad in the wee hours ofMonday and killed Kalpram (60) and critically injured his kin Monu (15)m while they were sleeping in their field. The injured was shifted to hospital and efforts were on to nab the culprit.
lastly in Kaushambhi, Man Singh (35) of Purab Sarai locality of Paschim Sharira was sleeping outside his house when a unknown miscreant shot him dead in the wee hours of Monday. His brother Balendra Singh reported the matter to the police.