Within 24 hours of the sensational killing of a gram pradhan, Jaunpur was rocked by yet another sensational murder of a youth whose father was also injured in the attack and is battling for his life in the district hospital.
The incident took place in Bharauli village in Shahganj Kotwali police station area of Jaunpur on Saturday morning.
The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. In the video, three or four people are seen trying to snatch the gun from a boy’s hand. In the meantime, the boy shoots the other boy who is trying to stop him and he dies at the spot.
The incident was reported immediately at the police station and police officers reached the spot and started investigation.
According to the information gathered so far, Ishtiaq of the village was having a dispute with his neighbours over the passage. Apart from that, some villagers said they had an old rivalry and they had a fight on Friday as well. The police knew about the fight but did not take any action against them.
However, the neighbours started fighting with each other again on Saturday morning. In the firing, Ishtiaq and his son Osama were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital where Osama was pronounced dead.
Ishtiaq is in a critical condition as he was shot in the stomach and throat. He was later shifted to the district hospital.
A case has been registered and efforts are on to nab the accused.
A heavy police force is also patrolling in the village to avert any fresh clash.
In Hamirpur, an intermediate student (18), hailing from Dhamna hamlet of Rath, was brutally hacked to death with an axe by his neighbour on Saturday morning.
The motive behind the killing is yet not confirmed and the police claimed to be investigating the matter.
In Lakhimpur Kheri, a youth hailing from Nighasan tried to rape his sister-in-law (elder brother’s wife) when she was cooking food on Saturday afternoon. His brother was out for work.
When the victim objected and raised alarm, the accused threw acid on her and went back to his room.
According to Station House Officer of Nighasan, DK Singh, the woman was admitted to the community health centre and the family had filed a complaint. However, the accused later went to commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his house. A villager noticed it in time and rescued him. He too was admitted to community health centre in a serious condition.
Singh said that a case was not registered so far as the family members were trying to resolve the issue within the family.