In a sensational incident in Pratapgarh, the body of a Samajwadi Party leader, who was abducted two days back, was recovered on Tuesday morning. The senior police officers visited the spot and sent the body for postmortem.
According to a report, SP leader Deepak Yadav alias Ajay (26) of Bagesara of Pratapgarh Nagar Kotwali, was kidnapped on Sunday night when unknown individuals forcibly took him away in a Bolero.
On Tuesday, his body was found in the Sai river at Dharmapur Ghat in the Sangipur police station area. It was only after the kidnapping that the family members began to suspect murder. Tension prevailed in the area and a large number of police forces have been deployed to prevent any untoward incidents.
Deepak recently contested the election of corporator from ward number 11 of Nagar Panchayat Prithviganj. He was married to Amrita Yadav and had three children - Deepansh (7), Mant (5) and Suryansh (4). The family speculated that the killing might be related to a political dispute but did not point fingers at anyone. The police are conducting further investigations.
Meanwhile, Deepak’s aunt also passed away after she couldn’t bear the shock of learning about his murder on Tuesday morning.
In another incident in Bulandshahr, a retired official of the Intelligence Bureau was murdered late on Monday evening. The killing of Rambhool (75) is said to be a part of a three-decade-old bloody game that began in 1992 and has so far claimed several lives. However, the family members did not file any complaint.
Reports said that the murder took place in Nasirpur Bhainsroli village of Bulandshahr. Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said that Rambhool Singh was returning home in his tractor after selling paddy when four unidentified individuals riding on two motorcycles allegedly opened fire on him, and he died on the spot.
Sources said that Rambhool Singh was released from jail in 2021 in a murder case.
The SSP said that three people had been detained and they were being interrogated. He said that five teams had been formed to arrest the accused and they would be arrested as soon as possible.