LUCKNOW: A history-sheeter died after being sprayed with bullets in full public view at Campbell Road under Saadatganj police station around 9pm on Saturday night. The public chased the miscreant and because of them, the assailant was nabbed.
The deceased was identified as Anwar aka Annu (40) of Tambakoo Mandi in Sadatganj. He had 17 criminal cases registered against him. He was eating a samosa at a snack shop when the assailant surrounded him and shot him dead, said police. He was taken to KGMU trauma centre where doctors declared Anwar brought dead.
ADCP west Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said that the assailant identified as Shariq was overpowered by public and later handed over to the police.
“We are interrogating Shariq to know the exact reason for killing Anwar. A .315 bore pistol has been recovered from his possession,” said Sinha.
Eyewitnesses told police that Anwar was standing at the eatery when Shariq reached the scene and they picked a fight on the road.
Amid commuters and other public, Shariq suddenly whipped out a pistol and shot at Anwar.
Anwar suffered injuries to his head and slumped. The high-voltage verbal spat which resulted in murder left led to panic among commuters and people present at the shop. They all ran from the spot, said police.
Some youths though displayed courage after they saw some policemen passing by and with the help of cops, Shariq was nabbed, eyewitnesses told police.
According to sources, Anwar’s brother used to harass Shariq’s daughter and hence the latter took the extreme step. They also claimed that the deceased was a member of the infamous serial killer brothers gang Salim-Rustam-Sohrab.
The gang and aides have around 70 cases registered against them in different police stations of the city and are currently lodged in Tihar jail.
