In a sensational murder in lakhimpur Kheri, a woman Zila Panchayat member from Paliya was sprayed with bullets by her relative late on Friday evening.
As per reports, Kiran Verma (32) of Chandan Chowki area of lakhimpur Kheri won the election of Zila Panchayat member as an Independent from Palia Nagar Panchayat. On Friday evening she along with her husband Chandan Singh visited her brother-in-law Ram Sagar Rana’s residence in Udaypur Mehwa hamlet of Kheri Kotwali.
The police said that Ram Sagar Rana had called Kiran to talk to her about her not-so amicable relation with a political rival Shiv Pratap Singh. Shiv Pratap was also summoned by Ram Sagar for mediation.
During the discussion, Shiv Pratap lost his cool and whipped out a licensed revolver and opened indiscriminate fire at Kiran killing her on the spot. Both Chandan and Ram Sagar nabbed Shiv Pratap and handed him over to the police. A case was registered and the accused was sent to jail.
Meanwhile in Sambhal, two men were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pariyawali village under Asmoli police station on Friday evening. As per reports, Jagram Singh Prajapati (50) had gone to irrigate his agricultural field along with Rajpal Saini (35) on Friday evening. When he did not return homehis kin started searching for him. In the process, they found the bodies of the two on Saturday morning. Both had sustained bullet injuries pointing that they were murdered. The reason behind the killing ws yet to be ascertained. The bodies were sent for autopsy and investigations are on.
Meanwhile in Mahoba, a 35-year-old Dalit woman was hacked to death by an unidentified assailant at Gyodi village of Khanna police station area on Friday night. Girija was attacked while she was working in the cattle shed at the house of a former village pradhan. The axe used in the crime was later found lying near the body. A case was registered and the body was sent for autopsy.
Elsewhere in Muzaffarnagar, Station House Officer (SHO) of Chhapar police station paid the price of using casteist remarks against BJP leaders after which he was suspended and probe was ordered.
As per reports, SHO, Adesh Tyagi allegedly uttered obectionable remarks during an argument with a Dalit MlA’s supporters after impounding their car for not having proper documents.
The MlA’s supporters lodged a complaint against the SHO with the SSP, who suspended the cop on Friday night. A departmental inquiry was initiated which will be conducted by Deputy SP Mohammad Rizwan.
On Thursday, SHO of Charthawal police station, Girish Chand Sharma, was suspended for booking several BJP and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) workers after a confrontation between the two sides.
Angry BJP workers, accompanied by MP Sanjeev Balyan met senior officials to lodge their protest after which Sharma was suspended.