PRAYAGRAJ: A 25-year-old youth was killed while his 22-year-old brother sustained serious gunshot injuries after they were shot at allegedly by their uncle over a trivial issue at Semri village under the limits of Karchana police station in trans-Yamuna pocket of Prayagraj district on Monday morning.
The deceased, identified as Deepak Shukla, was a resident of Semri village. The injured, identified as Vaibhav Shukla alias Bunty, was admitted to SRN hospital for treatment.
Police have arrested the accused, identified as Neel Kamal Shukla alias Neelu Shukla, a security guard by profession, and seized a licenced SBBL gun along with three live cartridges from his possession.
Adequate police force has been deployed in the village to defuse tension.
SP (Crime) Satish Chandra told reporters that the incident took place at around 7.30am, when the minor son of slain Deepak Shukla urinated at a "kharanja" road near Neelu’s house. When Deepak’s real uncle Neelu noticed the boy urinating, he expressed his anguish and both the families were soon at loggerhead over the issue.
"As the matter escalated, the accused Neelu took out his licenced SBBL gun from his house and opened fire on the opponents, leaving the two cousin brothers critically injured.
Police said that Deepak Shukla succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital while Vaibhav’s treatment was undergoing at the hospital.
After hearing gunshots, the family members and neighbours rushed to the spot and found both the persons profusely bleeding. Upon being alerted, a police team from Karchana arrived at the village and took both of them to a hospital where the doctors declared Deepak dead.
An FIR under Sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC has been registered against the accused Neelu in this connection.
