SSB constable shot dead

A Seema Suraksha Bal(SSB) constable was shot dead and his body was thrown near the railway track in Adarsh Nagar Mandi of Shamli district on Saturday night. 

The slain constable was identified as Ravi Kumar (25) of 25 Battalion, presently stationed at New Delhi. He was resident of Ram Sagar locality under Adarsh Mandi police station area and used to visit his home land on Saturday and Sunday. The police said Ravi reached Shamli on Saturday and he along with his friend Kapil left for an outing around 7 pm on Saturday.

He, however, did not return to his home late in the night and his family tried to contact him on his cell phone which was found switched off. The family sought police help but Ravi could not be traced out. Around 4 am on Sunday some locals spotted a body of near Old platform at Shamli railway station and informed the police. The police contacted Ravi’s family asking them to come to the site where from the body was recovered.

The family was shocked to see Ravi dead. The police sent the body for post-mortem and further  investigations are on. The family told police that Kapil, would have a hand behind constable’s murder as hewas the person who was last seen with the deceased. When the police tried to locate Kapil he was found disappearing from his house. The family told police that Ravi had left with Kapil as they had to meet a man about whom they had no clue.

Based on the family claim, a FIR has been registered against Kapil, who was absconding and an  unidentified man. The probing team failed to give any clue about the motive behind the murder. Sources privy to investigation said Ravi would have killed over a property related dispute or a dispute involving some women.

Meanwhile, three youths were crushed to death in Deoraniya area in Bareilly district on Saturday night.Police said that the youths were going on a motorcycle when they were crushed by a bus from an opposite direction. The deceased youth has been identified as Dilshad(18), Mautajim(16) and Kamran (16). The bus
driver fled from the scene leaving his vehicle. The locals flew into rage and blocked the road protesting the incident.

The police are trying to trace out the bus driver.