Two unidentified miscreants riding a bike shot dead a Sitapur resident in Agra district on Sunday morning.
Salim (52) of Reusa village of Sitapur had a property related dispute with another villager identified as Gufranul Haq. It was said that Salim had left his home district and had started to live at Nasirabad locality in Hariparvat Police station area of Agra after he was given life threatening by his rival. On Sunday morning when he was going for some work the miscreants peppered him with bullets. After his identity was ascertained the police contacted victim’s family. This way the police succeeded in finding the motive behind the murder. Agra Police had registered a case against six persons including Gufranul Haq at the complaint of the family of the victim. Police suspect that Gufranul Haq would have given contract for murdering the victims to some shooters.
In Meerut, two unidentified miscreants shot at a 50-year-old man, Mahendra, of Salhapur village under Rohta police station of the district. Reports said Mahendra came out of his house on Saturday night after he heard commotion outside his house. Soon as he came out, the miscreants shot at him injuring him critically. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to the injuries.