A youth was lynched and his lover was critically injured when local villagers brutally assaulted them with sticks and rods just after they caught them in comprising position on Thursday evening.
local police which swung into action only after the youth succumbed, claimed to have arrested brother and uncle of the girl, who led the villagers and attacked the lovers. Police force has been also deployed in the village to avert any further violence particularly in reaction by the family members of the youth.
Reports said that 22-year-old Durgesh, a resident of Majhiya in Civil lines area of Badaun, was in love with 19-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood. The family members of the girl were against the affair and had reportedly warned her of dire consequences if she would not give up her affair and stopped meeting Durgesh. However, both still continued to meet each other without informing their family
members.
Reports further said that the matter took an ugly turn when on Thursday evening, Rajesh, the brother of the girl suspected foul play after she not returned home till the evening. Rajesh and his uncle Jitendra, went to search her and were shocked when they found her in compromising position with Durgesh inside the fields. They forcibly
took back her ho me and minutes later, they called Durgesh threatening him to get a case lodged if he would not obey their commands. However, as Durgesh reached their home, Rajesh, Jitendra and some other villagers brutally attacked him with sticks and rods and when the girl rushed out to rescue him, they also assaulted her. While Durgesh died on the spot till some other villagers and his family members reached
to rescue him, the girl too was critically injured and shifted to District Hospital from where she was referred to Medical College in Bareilly. She was still battaling for her life when the reports last came in. A case has been also registered in this regard and Rajesh as well as Jitendra were arrested and efforts were made to lay a trap on
remaining accused who absconded before the police reached the spot.