In a complaint lodged with the police, the victim's family alleged that the deceased was fatally stabbed by the three accused when he opposed motorcycle stunts on the street, an official said
Security was heightened in the area following the incident, said an official. Representational Pic/File
A man was allegedly stabbed to death by three assailants in Khalapar locality of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh after he objected to them performing motorcycle stunts, reported the PTI.
Superintendent of Police (City) Satyanarayan Prajapat said," The incident occurred on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old deceased has been identified as one Avtar who succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital."
"A case has been lodged against three individuals Tahil, Avesh, and a local councilor named Annu. The accused are currently absconding, and police teams have been formed to search for them. The victim's body has been sent for a postmortem," he added, according to the PTI.
In a complaint lodged with the police, the victim's family alleged that Avtar was fatally stabbed by the three accused when he opposed Tahil's motorcycle stunts on the street.
As a precautionary measure, security has been heightened in the area, and additional police forces have been deployed to maintain law and order.
19-year-old NEET aspirant brutally killed by cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 19-year-old NEET aspirant, Deepak Gupta, was allegedly killed by cattle smugglers in Mauachapi village under the Pipraich Police Station area in Gorakhpur on Monday night, sparking violent protests, stone pelting, and a road blockade, according to police, reported the ANI.
The incident injured SP North Jitendra Srivastava and Pipraich Police Station in-charge, Puroshattam Anand Singh.
Gorakhpur SSP Raj Karan Nayyar said that the incident took place around 12:30 am Monday in Mauachapi village, Pipraich Police Station area. Smugglers arrived with three vehicles; villagers, including Deepak, confronted them as they untied cattle.
The suspects allegedly abducted Deepak, drove him around for an hour, crushed his head, and dumped his body 4 km away.
He said, "We received information at around 3 am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vans. During this, when the villagers chased them, one vehicle got stuck in the village, the people of which fled from there, and a youth from the village chased the other vehicle, the smugglers took him in their vehicle and later pushed him out of the vehicle. Due to which he suffered a head injury and died after falling on the road. On the complaint of the family, a case has been registered under the relevant sections, and post-mortem proceedings are being done."
Protesters blocked the Gorakhpur-Pipraich road on Tuesday morning; forces from four police stations and PAC were deployed.
SSP Raj Karan Nayyar registered a case; five teams are searching for the accused smugglers. One suspect was caught and beaten by villagers. Police clarified that Deepak's death was not due to bullet injuries, contrary to some rumours.
(with PTI and ANI inputs)
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