Tension prevailed in Bareilly after one of the accused held in connection with rape, reportedly died after he jumped from the police jump to evade arrest on Wednesday morning. local police registered a case and sent the body for autopsy test. Heavy police force has been also deployed in the area to avert any law and order problem.
Reports said that over half a dozen accused kidnapped a woman and took her in a vacant house at Transport Nagar under Bithrichenpur police station, in the late hours of Tuesday. The accused raped her but in the wee hours, some passers-by who heard the cries of women, rushed to her rescue and managed to nab two of the accused but five others managed to escape. The accused were identified as Ikrar Khan, a resident of same area and Shafiq, hailing from Devraniya locality of Bareilly. The locals called the local police and handed over both the culprits in their custody. However, when the cops were taking them to police station, Shafiq jumped from the police jump to evade but he was critically injured in the process and was pronounced dead after he was shifted to hospital. A case has been registered and further investigations are on in the matter.
In another sensational incident, a 18-year-old girl was battling for her life after her neighbour, reportedly tried to torch her alive on Wednesday morning. Reports said that one Deepak, was trying to marry a girl living in his neighbourhood in Mehnagar locality of Azamgarh. The family members of the girl, alleged that as the girl refused the offer, so on Wednesdaymorning, Deepak, sprinkle kerosene over her clothes and set her ablaze. The victim somehow doused fire and later rushed to District Hospital with more than 70 per cent burn injuries. local police claimed that so far the local residents claimed that the girl made self immolation bid but they still register a case and were probing it further.
In Rampur, body of a 30-year-old woman was recovered inside her house under mysterious circumstances. Reports said that the cops learnt that body of one Smt Sarvesh Yadav (30), was lying inside her house at Awas Vikas Colony under Civil lines police station on Wednesday morning. The cops rushed and found that the woman was hacked to death. Her husband, Dharshan Singh, was not in the house. The cops sent the body for autopsy and were trying to ascertain motive behind the killing.
In Bagpat, 75-year-old Veersen and his 40-year-old son Vijendra, residents of Bawali in Badaut, were returning home from field on Wednesday morning when local Pradhan, Deshpal, had heated exchange of works over some repair work. The matter took an ugly turn when Deshpal and his accomplice brutally hacked both father and son to death with sharp edged weapons and escaped. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab the accused.
In Buludshahr, one Anil, a resident of Danpur hamlet of Dibai, had some dispute with his neighbour, Ramchandra and Prempal, both real brothers over giving water to the fields on Tuesday night. The matter took a turn when the brothers opened fire and killed Anil. In Sitapur, one Banshi, a resident of Runka hamlet of Hargaon, had a dispute with his son Prakash, over distribution of money earned through sale of fish on Tuesday evening. The dispute turned fatal, when Banshi, wake up in the wee hours of Wednesday and brutally hacked 12-year-old Gangaram, son of Prakash. While the boy died on the spot, Banshi was arrested by the police.
In Muzaffarnagar, Kunwarpal (70), a resident of Mengakhadi hamlet of Naimandi, was returning home when he had a dispute over giving passage after removing a tractor trolley parked in middle of road, on Wednesday afternoon. The dispute turned ugly, when Sazid, Syed, Sunil and Kunwar Pal, all battered Kunwarpal to death and escaped. A case has been registered and efforts were made to nab the accused.