Lucknow: A gram pradhan and his associates allegedly assaulted a woman after she refused to allow them to drink alcohol and burst firecrackers near her house on Thursday.
After the woman filed a complaint with the police, her son and grandsons were stopped in the market by the accused and assaulted as well, one of whom was left in critical condition.
According to reports, the victim, Uma Yadavfrom Amaniganj in Malihabad city, stopped Shekhu alias Salim, Mahesh, Sandeep alias Lallu, Shripal and Suresh Rawat from drinking alcohol near her house. Diwali afternoon. Angered by this, the youths entered her house and started beating her. They also assaulted her family members who came to help. When neighbors gathered outside the victim’s house, the assailants threatened to kill the woman before fleeing the scene. The woman then lodged a complaint with the Malihabad police station.
After learning about the police complaint, the accused confronted Uma’s son Mohit Yadav and her nephews Rahul and Abhishek on their way home from the market, beating them with sticks. Mohit sustained serious head injuries in the attack and was admitted to the trauma center where his condition remains critical.
The main accused in the incident, Shekhu alias Salim, is the village head of the nearby Kasmandi Khurd Gram Panchayat. In her complaint, the woman said that the main accused fired several shots to instill fear during the incident. “Besides, he also looted Rahul’s gold chain,” she alleged.
“The accused party has also filed a complaint at the police station. The police are investigating the matter,” said Malihabad SHO Suresh Singh.