Tension prevailed after a Gujjar youth was lynched and his friend injured after being attacked by members of Thakur community in Mathura on Monday night.
One of the youths had come to the village to meet his lady love when the incident took place. A heavy police force was deployed in the area to defuse tension between the two communities and four persons were arrested and other absconding assailants were being searched.
As per reports, Saheb Singh (22) of Parkham Gujjar hamlet of Jait in Vrindavan Kotwali area and his friend Lakshman Singh went to meet Saheeb’s lady love in the neighbouring Bharatiya village on Monday night.
While the youths were Gujjars, the girl belongs to Thakur community.
Upon learning about their presence in the area, the girl’s kin, accompanied by some locals, cornered the youths and brutally assaulted them. While Saheb died on the spot, his friend was seriously injured.
The police rushed to the area after being informed about the incident and took four of the girl’s kin into custody.
The cops also rescued the injured youth and admitted him to hospital.
Later, additional police force was deployed in there and the area was being patrolled to avert any clash.
Meanwhile in Kannauj, the bodies of teenage lovers were found hanging from a tree.
Abhay Kumar aka Bhura (21) of Balanpur hamlet of Sadar Kotwali area had an affair with his neighbour Upasana (19). However, their family members were opposed to the affair as both came from different communities.
On Monday evening, both went missing. Assuming that they had eloped, their kin did not report the incident to the police.
However, on Tuesday morning, some locals found their bodies hanging from a tree in a mango orchard on the outskirts of the village. Later their families and the local police were informed. The bodies were sent for autopsy and a probe was underway.
In Jaunpur, the husband of a former district panchayat member was shot at on Tuesday morning.
Former district panchayat member Malta Devi’s husband Suresh Chandra Saroj along with Lallu Yadav of Bangaon Patti, Dr Rajkumar and Indradev Mishra of Kamalpur went for a darshan at Mahaweer temple at Bijethua area on Tuesday morning. While they were coming out of the temple premises, youths on two motorcycles wearing helmets stopped near them and fired at Saroj, hitting him on his head. As he collapsed to the ground, the assailants sped off.
The injured was rushed to a community health centre from where he was referred to the district hospital in a critical condition.
The police have so far failed to identify any enmity that could lead to the bloody attack.
A case was registered and the incident was being investigated.