A woman was burnt alive while her son suffered serious burns after her son-in-law torched them in Philibhit. The in-laws facilitated the marriage of the accused' daughter against his wishes which piqued the man who resorted to the extreme step. The accused was arrested on Tuesday morning and sent to jail.
As per reports, Jugal of Pohkara hamlet of Kotwali area was upset after finding that his wife Meena and her kin supported the affair of his daughter with a youth. Despite threats from Jugal, Meena and her mother Chameli (45) got the young couple married at a nearby temple on Monday evening.
When Jugal came to know of the development in the night, he was shocked and angered. While he kept quiet initially, he got into the act when everyone went to sleep. He entered the house of the in-laws, doused Chameli and his 13-year-old son Deep Chandra in the wee hours of Tuesday and set
them ablaze.
Both victims shouted for help which saved the life of Meena, who happened next of Jugal's target. Some locals rushed to their rescue, doused the fire and rushed the victims to nearby District Hospital where Chameli was pronounced dead. The condition of Deep Chandra was stated to be critical. later the cops raided the house and arrested Jugal on Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile double murders rocked Azamgarh and Bulundshahr respectively while unknown miscreants struck terror in Ghazipur killing one, injuring another before fleeing with booty on Tuesday morning.
In Azamgarh, the body of two persons were recovered from the roadside at Rajha halet of Mehnagar on Tuesday morning. Both victims, in their mid-20's had bullet wounds.
later with the help of locals their identity was ascertained as Shubham aka Raju Jaiswal of Devhra hamlet and Achal Rai of Sokipur hamlet. Both bodies were sent for post-mortem examination and investigations were on.
In Bulandshahr, the bodies of two girls were recovered from railway tracks at Tilkhana hamlet of Naraura on Tuesday morning. Both victims were later identified as Shabina (12) and her sister Mobina (10) of Pilkhana in Naraura. Their mother Mumtaz accused her neighbours Hasim and Feroz of murdering the girls as she opposed their lewd advances. A casse was registered and efforts were made to nab the accused.
lastly in Ghaziabad, unknown miscreants barged into the house of Mukesh in Kannauj area of Moradnagar and attacked his father Khachedu and mother Satyawati critically injuring them. The accused later sstshed the booty and escaped. The victims were shifted to a hospital by the locals but Khachedu died on way.
A case was registered and the body was sent for autopsy.