Ishrat Nigar who was shot by UP cop during passport verification on Dec 8, dies in hosptial
Aligarh: A woman in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Ishrat Nigar who was 'mistakenly shot’ by a police sub-inspector inside a local police station on December 8, died on Thursday in a hospital. The incident occurred on December 8 at Kotwali police station when Ishrat Nigar went to the station for passport verification.
Sub-inspector Manoj Kumar Sharma was reportedly testing a loaded revolver when the accidental shooting took place, hitting Ishrat Nigar in the head. She was immediately taken to JN Hospital at Aligarh Muslim University for treatment but succumbed to her injuries on Thursday.
A CCTV footage of the incident circulated on social media, revealing the moment when the police official accidentally discharged the firearm while cleaning it. Ishrat Nigar, who was waiting in the police station with her son, collapsed to the ground after being struck by the bullet.
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In the aftermath of the incident, the Senior Superintendent of Police at Aligarh, Kalanidhi Naithani, stated that the post-mortem examination is being conducted by a panel of doctors, and legal procedures are underway. The police expressed condolences to the family and assured that the law-and-order situation is under control.
While the staff member who handed over the loaded revolver has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, sub-inspector Manoj Kumar Sharma remains at large. An investigation is ongoing, and a ₹20,000 bounty has been announced for information leading to his apprehension.
#Aligarh: Ishrat (55) was visiting the police station for Passport verification and awaiting her turn when she was hit by a bullet in her head missfired by a cop who was cocking a gun in Aligarh, UP, the accident took place around 2:50 pm today.
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UP: Blood-soaked body of elderly man found in Hathras
Hathras (UP) (PTI): The blood-soaked body of an elderly man was found inside his house in Paharpur village here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased, Jagdish Prasad Sharma, 75, who lived alone, had gone to sleep in his house on Monday night, officials said.
On Tuesday morning, his blood-soaked body was lying on a cot, with marks on his head and body indicating blows from a sharp-edged weapon, they said, adding that the police suspect murder.
Police and forensic teams reached the spot upon receiving information and sent the body for a post-mortem, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ramanand Kushwaha said that Sharma, a retired Health Department employee, had been living alone since his wife's death during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He owned around 20-25 bighas of land and was also engaged in money lending, the officer said.
