Tragedy hit Ferojabad when a groom was shot dead at point-blank range here allegedly by his cousin during a function ahead of the his weddingon Monday night while in separate incident in Barabanki also, failing to enter into wedding lock a couple ended their lives after jumping before a train also on late Monday night.
According to reports from Ferojabad, the ring ceremony of one Deepak, residing in Kotwali area was going on at a guest house when his cousin, identified as Amit along with four of his henchmen arrived at the venue on Monday night. Sources said that Amit, who was unhappy with the marriage, which is scheduled to take place on coming Sunday, hurled abuses and before other relatives intervened, he and his associates opened indiscriminate fire killing Deepak on the spot. later waiving the pistol in air to terrorise other guests, all the five killers slipped out and escaped from the guest house. The family members immediately passed on the development to local police station and the cops also conducted raids at some hide-outs but failed to arrest any of the accused. A case has been registered in this regard and body of Deepak was sent for post-mortem examination.
In another incident reported from Barabanki, 25-year-old Neeraj Yadav, hailing from Mausauli hamlet of Dariyabad in Barabanki, was in love with a local girl. However, the family members of girl were opposed to marriage and when they found that the duo were not willing to give up their relations, they forcibly married her with another youth earlier this month. The move of the family members, however, turned fatal when the girl reached back home on Monday evening. She went to meet Deepak and later in wake of failing to get married, both went to near-by railway track and jumped before a train and committed suicide. The cops of local Government Railway Police Station, who recovered the bodies sent it for post-mortem examination. A case was also registered in this regard and further investigations are on.
Meanwhile in another separate case, eight persons, including three children, were killed and six others injured after being run over by a speeding jeep in Nanpara area of Bahraich on Monday evening. According to reports, the driver of a speeding jeep lost control over vehicle at Bechaipurwa locality of Nanapara and went crushing over a dozen persons who were walking alongside the road on Monday evening. All the victims were rushed to hospital where eight of them were pronounced dead upon arrival. The jeep driver, who was also injured in the accident, has been detained. A case was also registered in this regard.