Despite lockdown restrictions, a sensational shootout took place in Ayodhya on Monday in which two persons, including a representative of BJP MP Lallu Singh, were killed.
The incident took place when Lallu Singh’s representative Jai Prakash Singh reportedly called a panchayat at Paliya Pratap Shah village under Haringtonganj Block of the district on Monday morning. Reports confirmed that several villagers were present as Singh was also sitting pradhan of the village.
The situation took a violent turn when history sheeter Nanha Yadav, opened fire at Singh after some heated arguments.
Agitated with the firing, the villagers also opened fire with their weapons in which Nanha Yadav died on the spot. Singh was rushed to District Hospital where seeing his condition to be “critical”, his supporters staged demonstration asking him to be shifted to Trauma Centre at KGMU. However, before the authorities could take any decision, Singh also succumbed at the hospital. Local police registered a case and were making further investigation.
In another incident in Ayodhya, body of Mansaram, having his history-sheet with Maharajganj police station, was found buried under the sand on the banks of Saryu river in Salempur Majha on Monday. The body was two days old and the police arrested Mahesh Verma, a property dealer and three of his accomplices in this regard.