In a shocking incident, a groom was stabbed to death barely hours after his marriage by some of his friends in a village in Aligarh because he refused to provide them more liquor to enjoy the celebrations.
Police said the incident took place on Monday night in Palimukimpur village when the 28-year-old Bablu went to meet his friends after the jaimal ceremony. His friends, already in an inebriated state, demanded more liquor from him but the victim expressed his inability to arrange it saying that they already had enough of it, police said.
This triggered arguments resulting in one of his friends stabbing him in a fit of rage, police said, adding that the victim was rushed to a hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.
The main accused, Ramkhiladi, was arrested on Tuesday, Circle Officer Naresh Singh said on Wednesday. Five other accused were yet to be arrested as they were absconding, Singh said , adding they too would be nabbed soon.
Meanwhile, two bodies were recovered in separate localities of Mathura.
The body of a 38-year-old man was found in a guest house in Govardhan town in Mathura district on Wednesday morning. The young man stayed in a guest house with a woman from Bharatpur (Rajasthan).
Police said foam was coming out of the victim’s mouth. The police are investigating the case keeping in mind both the murder and suicide points.
The deceased has not yet been identified.
The woman left the guest house at around five am. It is said that when the sweeper reached the room, he found the young man unconscious and foam coming out of his mouth. The guest room was taken in the name of the woman.
Based on the register and identity card, the name of the woman has been described as Premwati Koli and she is from Bharatpur.
Police are trying to establish the identity of the youth.
In the other case, the body of a youth was found lying under the Yamuna Expressway in Raya locality of Mathura on Wednesday morning.
The head of the victim was crushed with a heavy stone. The cops are trying to ascertain his identity with the help of papers and photographs recovered from his possession.
The photograph is of the victim with a woman and taken in Taj Mahal in Agra on Tuesday. Some broken bangles were also found from the spot.
A case was registered and further investigations were on.
Meanwhile, clashes over land dispute in Shahjahanpur led to one death while four others including three women were injured.
Reports said that Drigpal (35), a resident of Kasari hamlet of Jalalabad was having land dispute with Sonu, hailing from the same locality. On Wednesday morning, just after the two parties clashed, Sonu and his kin, identified as Abhishek, Devendra, opened indiscriminate fire, killing Drigpal and injuring his brother Yadram (50), Lalidevi (32), Babli (20) and Anita.
The police arrested Abhishek and Devendra while Sonu managed to escape.