Former BJP youth wing leader shot dead in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Dec 3 : Three bike-borne assailants shot dead a former district vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in the early hours Monday in Ghaziabad's Loni, police said.
Bhagat singh Khari (30) was shot at when he was on his way to collect milk from cattle owners in Chirori town for selling at his shop, they said.
Senior Superintendent of Police Upendra Agarwal said Khari left his home as usual but three bike-borne youths accosted him and opened fire at him barely 200 metres away from his residence.
He was immediately rushed to Mohan Nagar hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. According to the post-mortem report, the attackers pumped nine bullets into Khari.
The deceased's father, Omkar Khari, who retired as a sub-inspector from the CBI three years ago, said his family does not have any kind of enmity or dispute with anyone.
Three teams of police have been deputed to crack the murder case, the SSP added. The traders of Chirori town downed their shutters to protest the shooting.
Locals blocked the road to express their anguish over the killing.
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
