Varanasi: A 50-year-old village head, Rajkumar Yadav, was shot dead by four miscreants in Saraikhwaja area of Jaunpur on Tuesday leading to protest and dharna by villagers who also damaged some vehicles after blocking the road.
According to reports, as the news spread of the murder spread hundreds of villagers blocked Shahganj-Jaunpur city road by placing the body near Koiridih village and staged a violent protest. The mob of villagers also damaged police vehicles and threw bricks at the police. The incident took place at a time when Governor Anandiben Patel was present at VBSP University some three kms away from the spot.
A 7-year-old UKG student Abhishek who was murdered after kidnapping in Jaunpur
VARANASI: A 7-year-old UKG student Abhishek of Shahganj was murdered after kidnapping by two ITI students for ransom in Jaunpur district on Saturday.
SP Jaunpur Rajkaran Nayyar on Sunday informed reporters that both kidnappers Shivam Kumar Srivastava, who gave tuition to Abhishek in the past, and his accomplice Akash had been arrested. He said that the arrested duo are ITI students and they had already killed the minor boy by strangulating him with the help of their muffler before giving a text message to Abhishek’s father Deepchand to seek Rs 7 lakhs as ransom.
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VARANASI: A man undergoing treatment for mental illness went on a stabbing spree at his home early on Tuesday, killing his daughter and a milkwoman, while injuring his mother, wife, son and another family member in Jaunpur.
Jaunpur SP Rajkaran Nayyar said the accused Mumtaz alias Sonu of Bhadi Khas village under Shahganj police station in Jaunpur was arrested and sent to jail. Police said Mumtaz alias Sonu was undergoing treatment at mental hospital for the past seven years. On Tuesday early morning, Mumtaj got angry when he went to the kitchen but did not find anything to eat. He picked up the knife and stabbed his daughter Hamaira (7), mother Chanda Begum, wife Firdaus, son Mohammad (3)and a milkwoman Sulema Devi. Hamaira and Sulema Devi succumbed to injuries.
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VARANASI: A man undergoing treatment for mental illness went on a stabbing spree at his home early on Tuesday, killing his daughter and a milkwoman, while injuring his mother, wife, son and another family member in Jaunpur.
Jaunpur SP Rajkaran Nayyar said the accused Mumtaz alias Sonu of Bhadi Khas village under Shahganj police station in Jaunpur was arrested and sent to jail and all the injured were admitted to the district hospital, where their condition is stable.
Police officials said Mumtaz alias Sonu was undergoing treatment at a mental hospital in Varanasi for the past seven years.