With chief secretary Alok Ranjan making review of the law and order situation in lucknow on Wednesday, the prevailing condition on crime front witnessed a new low when several incident, which included a honour killing in Shahjahanpur, murder of a close kin of Union Home Minister in Balia and a sensational daylight shoot-out in Fatehgarh, claiming life of three persons, etc have been reported since last 24-hours.
In Fatehgarh, about half a dozen unidentified miscreants riding on two separate Pulsar motorcycles struck terror in busy Babna hamlet of Nawabganj on Wednesday, when they opened indiscriminate fire killing 60-year Munne Khan, 60-year-old Shyamveer Singh and 55-year-old Ameerudeen, besides critically injuring Inspector Singh, who is now battling for his life at District Hospital. The shoot-out reportedly took place over some old dispute and all the criminals managed to escape freely firing few more rounds in air to terrorise local public. Senior officers who rushed to the spot claimed to have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and efforts were on to nab the criminals. Sources said that few days back, local history-sheeter Kunwarpal Yadav, has been killed by Atul, Ankit and Shivpal Singh, over dispute related to mobile tower. All the three were presently in jail. Sources said that on Wednesday, Kunwarpal Yadav’s brother and his gang members were involved in the shoot-out.
In Shahjahenpur, 16-year-old Priya Gupta, a resident of Barakalan area of Kalan, was having affair with 40-year-old Pradeep Katiyar, who comes to give her tuition classes. Recently, the family members learnt about it so they opposed it and stopped entry of Pradeep in the house. However, on Tuesday night, when they found duo inside, the family members reportedly strangulated both to death and escaped. The neighbour informed the police who sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and making further investigation into the matter.
In Balia, a close relative of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was found dead on the premises of an intermediate college on Wednesday. The body of Uday Pratap Singh (76), a retired teacher, was recovered from Kunwar Singh Inter College in Kotwali area, in-charge Superintendent of Police K C Goswami disclosed the media on Wednesday afteroon. He said Singh’s son Ramesh had lodged a complaint on Tuesday that his father was missing since Monday last. Singh’s niece is married to Rajnath’s son Neeraj.
In another incident also reported from Ballia, a 38-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by unidentified persons in Nagra area. The victim, identified as Chandra Shekhar Verma, was killed outside a shop and later his body was thrown in a field in Bihra Harpur village lateTuesday night, in-charge Superintendent of Police, K C Goswami, said. He said there were stab marks on the body, but the reason behind the murder was yet not clear.
In Meerut, a BSF jawan was found dead under Daurala police station area. Satyendra, a resident of Bilsari village in Bulandshahr and posted in Kasganj, Bihar in the 134 Battalion, was found strangulated on Monday evening. The deceased’s wife Reena, tried to cremate Satyendra’s body on Tuesday without informing her in-laws, police said, adding her plan, was however, foiled as police reached the spot on time and sent the body for post-mortem. According to Daurala police, the post-mortem report has confirmed that Satyendra was murdered. The victim’s father had lodged an FIR against Reena, and brother-in-law, Rohit, who are absconding, police said. The jawan’s family members have alleged that his wife had an extra-marital affair because of which she plotted along with her brother to kill Satyendra, they said. In Chitrakut, 45-year-old Umesh aka Chunnu Patel, a resident of Badari in Karvi police station, went out to sell `Khoya’ when he was brutally hacked to death by some unknown person near a milk dairy early on Wednesday morning. In Amethi, 20-year-old Babloo, resident of Pothai in Fursatganj area, was shot dead by Surendra Bhadhur, Rang Bhadhur and Jung Bhadhur, after having a dispute over giving water in the fields on Wednesday morning. A case was registered but no one was arrested.