In a sensational late night incident in Sonbhadra, Renukoot Nagar Panchayat chairman was sprayed with bullets by unidentified gunmen outside his house on Monday.
As per reports, Shiv Pratap Singh aka Bablu (45) was sitting outside his house in Renukoot on Monday night when some unidentified masked men approached him before opening indiscriminate fire. Before Singh’s aides could come to his rescue, the assailants managed to flee the scene.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital from where doctors referred him to the Trauma Centre of Varanasi Medical College, where he was declared dead.
An FIR was registered by victim’s kin Avnish Singh against six persons, including former Nagar Panchyat chairman Anil Singh. No arrests were made in this connection so far.
Meanwhile, in Prataparh, one person was killed and seven others injured in a group clash following a dispute over purchase of eggs on Monday evening.
Egg-seller Mohd Israel (50) had a dispute with Irfan over purchase. Soon, both garnered support and the verbal spat snowballed into a group clash and sticks and rods were freely used. Eight persons from both the factions were injured in the clash and they were rushed to a hospital, where Israel died during treatment. An FIR was lodged in this connection and a probe was underway.
