Gorakhpur. A young man was shot dead in a dispute during a dance at the wedding ceremony in Lalpur Tikar village of Khorabar area of Gorakhpur on Thursday night. His younger brother was injured by the bullet. According to eyewitnesses, the former BDC fired five rounds from his licensed weapon. Police have taken five people including the accused into custody.
The sister of Krishna Nishad, a resident of Lalpur Tikar village, was married on Thursday. Ravindra Nishad and his sons Diwakar and Vikas had also gone to attend the wedding. Former BDC Ramlakshan Nishad also went to the wedding. Ram Lakshan had a dispute with Diwakar etc. around 9:30 pm about dancing in the wedding.
According to the villagers, after the dispute, Diwakar, Vikas and some others reached Ramlakshan’s house and started throwing stones. After this, the former BDC started firing on him with a licensed weapon. Diwakar and his brothers started running towards the house. On this the former BDC and his sons climbed on the door and shot them.
Diwakar is shot in the chest and his brother Vikas has been shot near the shoulder. The family members took both to the district hospital. Diwakar died there. Seeing the serious condition of the development, the doctors sent him to the medical college. Vikas’s treatment is going on in the medical college. However, no one has filed a complaint in this matter yet. There is a discussion of land-related dispute behind the incident.
SP City Sonam Kumar said, ‘A youth has died due to firing, while his brother is injured. The matter is being investigated. The accused will be arrested after registering a case on the basis of Tahrir.
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