A 24-year-old youth was shot dead during a clash between two groups in Aligarh, police said on Wednesday.
According to officials, the fight broke out between two groups at a wedding ceremony in the Lodhi Vihar area of Aligarh. The deceased was identified as Bhura Pandit alias Bittu Sharma (24).
Officials said that preliminary investigation suggest that 2-3 days ago, there was a dispute between Sonu Yadav and Bhura Pandit. During the dispute, Sonu was allegedly thrashed by Bhura and his group. Following the incident, on Tuesday night, Sonu along with a group of people approached Bhura Pandit and allegedly opened fire at him.
According to Aligarh City Circle Officer Abhay Kumar Pandey, the incident took place on Tuesday night in Lodhi Vihar. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of old rivalry between two groups, he added.
“The victim, Bittu Sharma, sustained a bullet injury and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead,” CO Pandey said.
He said that a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code had been registered and three persons had been arrested in connection with the incident.
“We are further looking into the case,” he added.
A hunt was also launched for the accused.
Meanwhile, in a shocking incident reported from in Ballia, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two boys in a village in Fefna area, police said on Wednesday. Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Prasad Tiwari said the incident took place on Monday when the girl was playing with the boys, who took her to secluded place and raped her. The boys are 10 and 12 years old, he added.
On the complaint of the girl’s mother, an FIR was registered against the two boys under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The two have been detained and sent to a remand home after being produced in a juvenile court, police disclosed.