UP man killed for refusing to change statement in granddaughter's rape case
Bareilly (UP)(PTI): A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed for refusing to change his statement against the accused in his granddaughter's rape case, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Thursday in an area under Mirganj police station, they said.
The man, who was a farmer, along with his two sons had gone out to buy medicines when four family members of the rape accused, Surajpal, stopped them, they said.
Mahendra, Rahul, Ramswaroop and Bhagwan Das were carrying guns and threatened the man to change his statement, but he refused, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rajkumar Aggarwal said citing the complaint lodged by the victim's son.
An altercation ensued and one of the two sons of the man was beaten up by Surajpal's relatives when he intervened, the SP said.
The sons ran back home to get help while the four accused thrashed the farmer with sticks, killing him on the spot, he said. Later, the villagers found his body lying on the road and informed police, he said.
According to the elder son, Surajpal had raped his niece a year ago and has been in jail since. However, his family members have been pressurising them for a compromise.
Inspector Mirganj Sandeep Tyagi said there were injury marks on the man's head and under one of his eyes.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and a murder case has been registered against the four accused, he said.
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Modi eager to reclaim PM post instead of paving way for next generation: Uddhav
Thane (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly targeting him and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and claimed that he is eager to reclaim the PM's post instead of paving the way for the next generation.
Addressing an election rally in Thane to canvass for incumbent MP and his party candidate Rajan Vichare on Thursday, Thackeray called the contest a clash between loyalty and betrayal.
The Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has nominated Naresh Mhaske for the Thane Lok Sabha constituency, which along with 12 other seats, including six in Mumbai, will vote in the fifth phase on May 20.
The contest in Thane is a prestige battle for Shinde, an influential leader from the region who split the original Shiv Sena in 2022 and aligned with the BJP.
However, Thackeray mainly focussed on Modi and his policies. He accused Modi of stirring controversies through his rhetoric and claimed that the BJP is shifting its narratives, from pledges of securing a majority to allegations of dynasty politics.
