To press for the arrest of their father’s killers, three minor sisters sat on a fast unto death in front of SSP’s office in Etawah on Monday. The local police tried to convince the girls to end their protest assuring that action would follow after the viscera report was received. As per reports, Rajesh Gupta of Jaswantnagar (Etawah) was found lying in a pool of blood at his residence on the morning of April 19. His family alleged that the victim was killed over a property dispute and named Rajesh’s elder brother Rajendra Gupta along with other kin identified as Amit, Surendra aka Pappu. The police registered a case but did not arrest the named accused claiming that the autospy failed to confirm the cause of death.
Dissatisfied with the police apathy, Rajesh’ daughters – Swati (15), Sanjana (12) and Kamini (8) sat on a dharna in front of the police station on May 29, after which the cops assured them of arresting the accused and coaxed them to call off their protest. But when nothing happened despite a month having elapsed, the three sisters this time chose the SSP’s office at Etawah to sit on a fast unto death on Monday. Despite the coaxing and pleading by the cops, the sisters were adamant that they would not eat anything till the accused were arrested. Meanwhile, two sensational killings were reported from Aligarh and Hamirpur. In Aligarh, Bhuri Singh (40) of Nagla Nehra hamlet of Gonda area had a moneytary dispute with Dambar Singh (38) of the same locality. The dispute arose after Dambar Singh refused to pay back Rs 15,000 taken from Bhuri Singh citing poor financial condition. The matter took an ugly turn on Tuesday morning when after a heated exchange, Bhuri Singh opened fire killing Dambar Singh and his son Suraj Singh (12) before shooting himself fatally. A case was registered and all three bodies were sent for autospy. Elsewher in Hamirpur, Dr Om Prakash Singh (50) of Maudha near Malik Karuwa crossing was living with his wife Geeta Singh (45), who worked as a teacher in a local junior high school. late on Monday night, Om Prakash and Geeta had a domestic squabble after which the husband whipped out his licensed pistol and shot Geeta. later, he shot himself and ended his life. A case was registered and the bodies were sent for autopsy.