Two brothers were shot dead in Bagpat district in the intervening night on Saturday and Sunday. The victims, Mukesh (35) and Monu (30) of Rathaura village under Chaprauli police station area were sleeping at the roof of their house. Around 3 AM on Sunday, the unidentified miscreants scaled the roof and shot at Mukesh and Monu one after one. The miscreants then fled the scene unchallenged. The family rushed to the scene only to find both in pool of blood. When examined they found that Mukesh had died on the spot while Monu was gasping badly. The family rushed Monu to hospital but he too died on the way to hospital.
It surfaced during investigation that both the brothers had a dispute with Manish of Babwli locality under Badaut police station in Bagpat two years back. At the time of incident, Manish, who had criminal antecedents, had warned both of dire consequences. A few months after the brawl, Mansih’s name surfaced in a loot case and he was sent to jail by the police. The police said Manish was released on bail three days back. The cops disclosed that Manish’a maternal uncle lives at a house opposite the house of the deceased. “He was seen visiting his maternal uncle house two days back and it is suspected that he would have executed the crime with the help of his aides,” the police said.
The police further said the family of the victims also had made similar apprehensions and on their complaint a case was registered against Manish and unidentified miscreants. Efforts to track down Manish are on. “After Manish was arrested and his role was established in the murder, the name of his aides will be obtained. The police had also alerted it informers to provide names of the suspects in the case,’ the sources said. Meanwhile, unidentified miscreants hacked to death a 26-year-old man Sunil Kumar in Unnao district on previous night. The incident took place in Badaura village under Achalganj police station area where Sunil used to live with his family. Sunil was sleeping in the courtyard at his house when the miscreants barged the house. They used some sharp edges weapon to kill him. The family woke up to the rude shock when they heard victim crying but they could not muster courage to challenge the miscreants. He was later rushed to hospital for treatment but was declared brought dead. The police had registered a case in this connection and efforts to crack the case are on.