Wednesday, 16 June 2021 | PNS | Rudrapur
A double murder shook the rural area of Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district when two brothers were shot dead in broad daylight due to a land dispute here on Tuesday. Reaching the site on receiving the information, the police checked the house of the accused but could not find him. The forensics team also reached the site to collect evidence.
According to sources, Lanka Malsi village resident Ajit Singh has seven acre land in Preetnagar. He had a dispute regarding the boundary with his neighbour Rakesh Mishra. According to the villagers, on Tuesday afternoon, Singh’s two sons Gurkirtan and Gurpej were working on the said farm when Mishra reached the site with a rifle and his nephews Shubham and Shivam. He fired five rounds on the Singh brothers. A bullet tore through Gurkirtan’s jaw killing him on the spot. Family members saw the injured Gurpej breathing and took him to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead. On learning about the double murder, the superintendent of police (Crime) Mithilesh Kumar and superintendent of police (City) Mamta Vohra reached the site along with other police personnel. The senior superintendent of police Dilip Singh Kunwar also reached the site later and issued necessary instructions to officials. The villagers were initially insisting that they will not allow the bodies to be taken until the accused killers are arrested. The police were able to convince the villagers after which the two bodies were sent for post mortem examination. The SSP said that Rakesh Mishra along with his two nephews had allegedly murdered the two brothers due to a land dispute. Five teams of the police and special operation group are searching for the accused who will be arrested soon, he added.
