Excise DC kills ex-Govt official in Uttar Pradesh

 Close on the heels of killing of sitting Pradhan in Gorakhpur, yet another former block development committee member was shot dead over some political dispute in Pratapgarh on Saturday morning. 

Surprisingly, the sensational killing was allegedly executed by a deputy commissioner in excise department, who also reportedly had an old property dispute with the victim in his native Aspur Devpura area of Pratapgarh.

Reports said that former BDC member Moti lal Maurya (42) had some dispute with the wife of deputy excise commissioner Jung Bahadur Singh, who is posted in Varanasi, in Sardoh village of Pratapgarh on Saturday morning. Both reportedly hurled abuses on each other. The matter took an ugly turn when Jung Bhadhur warned Moti lal but when the victim continued to use objectionable language, senior Govt official lost his cool and took out his license weapon shooting Maurya at point blank range.