Yet another advocate was sprayed with bullets in a sensational broad daylight shoot-out inside court compound in Pratapgarh on Monday. Agitated with the killing, hundred of lawyers forcibly closed the court and later staged a huge demonstration.
They demanded action against members of law enforcing agencies alleging that their negligence led to killing of one after another advocate in the district. Only three months back, another advocate was sprayed with bullets in the court compound.
Reports said that panic gripped inside court compound at Sadar Thesil in Pratapgarh when two unknown miscreants suddenly opened indiscriminate fire on an advocate identified as Prabhakar Singh aka Meenu Singh, on Monday afternoon. Both the shooters later jumped over the boundary wall to escape on a two-wheeler parked outside.
The criminals also opened fire at a police party which chased them till the gate. Prabhakar was later rushed to Allahabad but was pronounced dead upon arrival by the doctors. The news of death of Prabhakar went like a wild fire and hundred of lawyers gathered outside the court compound and staged a protest. They also went on rampage damaging several passing vehicles. The situation could be only brought under control after heavy police force reached the spot and senior officers assured of all necessary action in the matter. A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is on.
In Muzaffarnagar also, one girl was killed while four other family members were critically injured when they were attacked by the opposite group over property dispute while in Bagpat, a 10-year-old boy was reportedly sacrificed to appease the God deity. In Muzaffarnagar, Suresh Pal, a native of Gudwar hamlet of Bhaurakala, was having property dispute with Sunil. The matter took an ugly turn when after some heated exchange of words between the two groups on Monday morning, Sunil and his brothers lalit, Rohtas, along with Billu, opened fire at Suresh Pal and his family members in which Suresh, his wife Anil aka Guddi, and daughter Riya (16) were critically injured while two other family members also received injuries. They were taken to District Hospital where Riya was declared `brought dead’ by the doctors. A case has been registered but so far no one was arrested.
In Bagpat, one Sohanvir, a native of Jauhadi hamet of Binauli, reported to the local police that his 10-year-old nephew Manish, was missing since Sunday night. He suspected the hands of one Karamvir Bairagi. The cops subsequently raided the house on Monday morning and found Bairagi missing. They broke open the lock and where shocked to find the body of the boy in a gunny bag. The circumstantial evidences pointed that the accused sacrificed by the boy to appease some God deity and later he put the body in a gunny bag to dispose it off and conceal the crime. However, as the family informed the cops, the accused slipped to evade arrest.
In Balia also, a principal has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old student of his school. Chandrabhan Paswan, principal of a primary school in Khejuri at Balia, allegedly raped the Class III student in the school on Saturday. An FIR was lodged by the victim's father following which the principal was arrested on Sunday evening.