The state was also rocked with series of murders besides jewelers and traders were also targeted in sensational loots during the last 24-hours.
In Muzaffarnagar, a 60year-old temple priest was brutally hacked to death sometime on late Friday night. The body of Puran Manav was found lying in pool of blood inside the temple on Saturday morning.
The circumstantial evidences suggested that he was probably killed by the accused after he resisted their loot attempt. However, it is still to be confirmed whether the miscreants managed to sweep any costly belonging or cash with them. A case has been registered in this regard and police claimed to be working on all possible motive behind the killing. The body was also sent for postmortem examination.
In Unnao, a 28-year-old Rintu aka Amar, a resident of Hathi Khera hamlet of Auras was missing since last Thursday. His body was recovered on Saturday morning and after it was confirmed that someone had strangulated him to death and later hanged the body to conceal the crime, the local police registered a case as that of murder and making an attempt to conceal it. Further investigations are on in this regard and over half a dozen suspects were detained for interrogation.
In Sitapur, 48-year-old Ram Dhiraj, a resident of Sikri hamlet of Atrauli in Hardoi, had visited to Jhabra hamlet of Sandana in Sitapur on late Friday night to enjoy `Nautanki’. When he was returning in the wee hours of Saturday, Suraj and Bhailal, both residents of the same area who had old dispute with Ram Dhiraj, had waylaid him on Gudiyan Purwa tri-section. later they both attacked Dhiraj was sharp edged weapons and brutally hacked him to death.
The body was send for post-mortem examination and both the accused were picked up for interrogation after registering a case against them.
In Meerut, 60-year-old Dharampal, a resident of Bhadhurpur area of Partapur, was found dead outside the village on Saturday morning. He was having injury marks of blunt object on his head which suggested that he was murdered by some unknown person. A case has been registered and body was sent for post-mortem examination. Guddu and Sukendra,
both residents of the same area who were suspected to be behind the killing have been detained for interrogation.
In Muzaffarnagar, two unknown motorcycle borne miscreants opened fire at one Rajeev, a native of Gharipurwa in Shamli, when the victim was coming to Muzaffarnagar on his car on Saturday morning.
The attack was made on Kudina Crossing. Rajeev who was injured in the incident was shifted to District Hospital and further investigations are on.
In another sensational incident, a jeweler was shot at and looted of his belongings in broad daylight in Gorakhpur on Saturday. Reports said that Durgesh Kumar Verma, a resident of Khujri Gaon, who owned a jeweler shop along with his clerk (Munim), identified as Prem Chandra Chaurasiya, were sitting at the shop when half a dozen armed miscreants
reached the spot. They all whipped out country made weapons and tried to loot cash and ornaments. When Durgesh tried to foil the loot bid, the accused opened fire in which he and Prem Chandra were injured.
later the criminals swept costly ornaments and Rs 65,000 in cash before fleeing from the spot. local police which rushed to the spot claimed to have launched a massive hunt for the accused but so far they failed to get any success.
A jeweler was also looted at gun point in Gonda. Reports said that Vijay Soni, owning a jewelry shop at Rani Bazar area of Gonda, was going to deposit Rs 3.35 lakh in cash in Bank of Maharastra, when two motorcycle borne miscreants intercepted him on Saturday afternoon. They took the jeweler at gun point and threatening him with his life, they snatched the cash bag and fled from the spot. The hapless victim later informed the local police after which a
case was registered and a hunt was made for the robbers.
In another sensational loot of a trader reported from Bareilly, one Amit Gupta aka Sonu, a resident of Milak in Rampur who was a wholesale dealer in oil and flour, was going to Bareilly from Rampur on a Scooty when he was waylaid by two Pulsar borne miscreants at Bhakrapul under Fatehganj Paschim police station on Saturday morning. The accused looted a bag containing Rs 10 lakh and escaped from the spot.