Over half a dozen unidentified members of the criminal tribe, popularly known as Rskutchcha baniyan’ gang, struck terror with the on-set of winters when they critically injured five persons and looted cash and ornaments from their house in Kushinagar in the wee hours of Wednesday.
local police registered a case in this regard and were making all out attempt to trace out the identity of the members of criminal tribe involved in the crime. Reports said that over half a dozen unknown members of criminal tribe broke entered into the house of one Krishna Singh at Fazilnagar locality of Patherwa in Kushinagar in the wee hours of Wednesday.
They brutally assaulted Krishna Singh, and his son Vijay Singh and swept costly items, ornaments and cash. later they broke entered into the other portion of the house which was recent by Krishna Singh to one Parusram Sharma.
aThe criminals again brutally assaulted Parusram, his wife Seema Sharma and son Pappu Sharma and looted jewellery and other costly belongings along with Rs 1.20 lakh in cash. Senior police officers who visited the spot claimed the involvement of Kutchcha baniyan gang members. They said to be making all out efforts to get some lead so that they could close down on the criminals. All the five injured were also admitted in hospital by them.
Meanwhile irate lawyers went on lightning strike in protest against the killing of an advocate cum whistleblower who was allegedly shot dead by three unidentified assailants at his residence in Khurja area Bulundshahr on Tuesday night. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Akhilesh Kumar said here on Wedneday that lawyer Subhash Mittal was shot dead by three criminals inside his house in Sarainasrullah locality on Tuesday night.
Family members said that the deceased was a social activists and was leading tirade against the evils in the society. The functioning in the local civil court was paralysed in protest against the killing, on Wednesday. The lawyers are demanding action against the culprits and compensation to the deceased family.
It may be mentioned that Mittal had raised alarm against rampant corruption in PSU banks in Khurja town. He had written to the Prime Minister and Union Finance Minister about corruption in 16 local PSU banks following which a vigilance enquiry was instituted by the government to probe the matter.