In a brutal murder, a 26-year-old youth was killed and later his body was set on fire to conceal the crime.
The sensational killing was executed by some unknown miscreants in Narayandih village under Mungrabadshahpur police station of Jaunpur.
The local police rushed to the spot after getting information of the murder and sent the remains of the body for autopsy. The police also registered a case and were making efforts to arrest the killers. A heavy police force was deployed in the village in view of tension prevailing there over the killing.
Reports said that Vinod Yadav alias Hanku Yadav, son of retired clerk of Hindu Inter College and native of Narayandih village, went missing on Tuesday night. According to relatives, Vinod was staying at home and working in fields. He was seen sleeping in his room around 8 pm on Tuesday night. When someone called him at 10 in the night, he did not come out of the room so the family went inside and found him missing. The family thought that he had gone for some work and might return soon so they went to sleep. When they woke up in the morning, they found Vinod was still not in his room so they suspected some foul play. They launched a search for him in the village.
In the meantime, someone informed the family that a youth was burnt to death under a tin shed in Ramkumar's garden near Barapullah of Narayandih village on Wednesday morning. When the relatives reached the spot, they were shocked to see the condition of Vinod's body. When the police got information, they reached the spot and took stock of the incident. Police Station incharge Vivek Tiwari said that they sent the body for post-mortem. Circle Officer of Machhalishahar Atar Singh also reached the spot and enquired about the incident from the family members.
Vinod was a bachelor and youngest amongst the five brothers. The motive behind his killing is yet to be ascertained so the cops are probing the case from all angles.
Meanwhile, the body of a headmaster was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the office of Kanya Primary School at Uparhanka under Muskura police station in Hamirpur district on Wednesday morning.
The incident came to notice after the school was reopened. The staff immediately informed the vice-principal and subsequently the local police station was informed. The cops reached the spot and took the dead body in possession and sent it for post-mortem. It is being said that there was domestic discord which led to suicide.
Reports said that Sugriva Srivas (55) of Kanhauli village under Muskura police station was the principal of Kanya Primary School located in Uparhanka village in Kamati Sarila block. He was in depression due to family discord for the last several days. He did not go home on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, when the school staff reached the school and opened the office room, the headmaster's body was found hanging from the ceiling fan.