The genre of vigilantes seems to be trending in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh. After two criminals were gunned down by locals in Kasganj last week, another criminal was killed in Bulundhshar when he and his aides stormed a house to kidnap a girl on Thursday.
As per reports, Harit Pal of in Khanpur area along with four aides barged into a house to kidnap a 17-year-old girl on Thursday morning. The police said that as the girl raised an alarm, her family members and locals rushed to her rescue. The criminals attacked the girl’s mother and her aunt with a butt of the revolver. later the miscreants opened fire to scare the locals away which was retaliated.
While Harit Pl and three of his henchmen escaped, the aide identified as Harish Upadhya of Maicha Rithori in Dadri (Noida) suffered bullet injuries. He was taken to nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The police recovered two country made pistols and some live cartridges from the spot. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab Harit and his aides.
Meanwhile in Ballia, five youths were arrested for forcing a 12-year-old girl to commit suicide.
As per reports, Savita (name changed) of Kasesar in Bhimpur locality doused herself with kerosene and later torched herself as a result of which she suffred critical injuries on Wednesdayevening. She was rushed to the district hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. In her suicide note, the girl accused Guddu, Ajay Kumar, Pushpa Devi, Arvind Kuamr and his son Vivek Kumar for humiliating her which forced her to end her life. All five were subsequently arrested.
last year, the victim’s father had registered a case of kidnapping of the girl against the same accused. However, after the victim’s statement was recordd before a magistrate, the police submitted a final report in the matter.
Meanwhile in Muzaffarnagar, a 28-year-old man committed suicide over alleged blackmailing by a married woman.
As per reports, Dev Kumar hanged himself from a ceiling in his house in Dehchand village of Charthawal police station area on Wednesday evening. The police reached the spot and recovered a suicide note in which the victim claimed that a married woman was blackmailing him. The woman demanded that he transfer his house in her name or else she would defame him by framing rape charges. A case was registered against four persons, including the woman and her husband, who were absconding. The body was sent for postmortem and investigations are on.