Tension prevailed in Barabanki after the bodies of a young couple belonging to different communities were found hanging from a tree on Tuesday morning. Although police suspected the couple might have committed suicide, they did not rule out possibility of honour killing. The bodies were sent for autopsy and a probe was initiated. Heavy police force was deployed in the area to avert any face-off between the communities.
As per reports, Amit of Tarshamepur hamlet of Satrikh police station area was in a love with his neighbour, identified as Bano. They wanted to get married but their families were opposed to it. In a bid to end the relation, Amit’s family sent him to Gorakhpur for a job in a private firm. In the meantime, the girl’s family fixed her marriage elsewhere. The marriage was to be soleemnised on November 4.
After learning about Bano’s mariage date, Amit returned from Gorakhpur last week and opposed the move. On Tuesdaymorning, villagers found the bodies of Amit and Bano hanging from a tree in an orchard. On learning about the incident, members of both the families rushed to the scene.
Members of both the communities also gathered but before the situation could get out of hands, the police reached there and sent the bodies for autopsy. Further investigations are on in this regard.
Meanwhile, 13 persons were killed in three separate road mishaps across the state on Tuesday.
In Fatehpur, five pilgrims who were heading to Bhadsagar road for darshan were killed when the driver of a speeding vehicle (Bolero) lost control and ran over them on Tuesday morning. Three others were injured in the mishap. The deceased were identified as Sanjay Kumar (20), Anuj Kumar (15), Tinku (15), Anil Kumar (10) and Qamruddin (18). Personnel from lilauli police station rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to hospital. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab the errant driver who escaped after the incident.
Meanwhile, in Mathura, four persons were killed when the Maruti Ertiga (UP83 AK3873) they were tarvelling in rammed into a buffalo on Yamuna Expressway under Mahawan police station area on Tuesday. The victims were going from Noida to Agra when the mishap occurred. The deceased were identified as Shobhit Singh (35), his son Kanhaiya (10) of Sirsaganj in Ferozabad, Santosh (35) and his daughter Roshni (11) of Samaspur village (Etawah). Half-a-dozen others were injured and were admitted to hospital. A case was registered and the bodies were sent for autopsy.
Elsewhere, in Kannauj, a couple going with their two children on a bike met with a fatal accident in Chhibramau area on Tuesday morning. Satish Chandra (35), his wife Mithilesh (32), and their children Ayush (5) & Radhey (2) were going to Kuravali from Kanpur when a speeding truck rammed into their bike from opposite direction near Sakandarpur area. All four died on the spot even as the truck driver managed to speed off. Police launched a manhunt to nab the errant driver.