Man injured after being shot at in Hyderabad, BJP claims victim ‘gau rakshak’
Hyderabad (PTI):
Hyderabad, Oct 22 (PTI) A man, who is said to be a 'gau rakshak' (Protector of Cows) was injured after he was shot at by a person near here on Wednesday.
The Telangana BJP in a release claimed Sonu alias Prashant was shot at while stopping "transportation of cows" near Ghatkesar here. However, police said they were investigating.
According to police, the incident occurred in an area under Pocharam IT Corridor police station limits.
The victim was called by three-four persons to a place and when he reached there, one of them opened fire one round on him, resulting in injuries, a senior police official said. The accused were identified and taken into custody, the official said.
The injured person has been shifted to a hospital.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao, who visited Sonu in the hospital, strongly condemned the incident and demanded the state government to initiate stern action against the accused.
Further investigation is on, police said.
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Man shoots woman dead, hangs self in UP’s Baghpat over unrequited love
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging himself from a tree, they said.
Superintendent of Police, Suraj Kumar Rai, said preliminary findings suggest the incident was linked to unrequited love, adding that all aspects of the case are being probed.
According to police, the deceased woman, Guddan, daughter of Lakhmi Saini, worked as a tailor from her home.
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Satnam, a resident of the same village, had allegedly been in one-sided love with her for a long time and was pressuring her to marry him.
Police said that around 10.30 am, Guddan stepped out of her house to buy some items when Satnam, who was already waiting in a back lane, stopped her.
An argument ensued, following which he allegedly shot her in the head with a country-made pistol.
The woman collapsed on the spot with serious injuries.
The accused then went back to his house and committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said.
Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured woman to a community health centre, where doctors declared her dead.
A forensic team recovered the weapon used in the crime from the scene, they added.
Police have sent both bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation, they said.
