Two people murdered over love marriage, 7 accused arrested

Muzaffarnagar. A bloody conflict broke out between two families in Fulat village of Ratanpuri police station area of Muzaffarnagar. Two boys died in the struggle that lasted for ten minutes. The father of one of the boys who died is seriously injured and has been admitted to the hospital. Here his condition also remains critical. The entire village was frightened by the sound of bullets. Police have arrested seven including women. A love marriage that took place a year ago is being said to be the reason behind the incident. Ankit, son of Raju, resident of Phulat village, used to run a barber shop in the village itself. Harimohan’s house was adjacent to his shop. It is said that Ankit had a love affair with Harimohan’s daughter. The villagers knew about this but Harimohan did not know. A year ago, both of them secretly got married in the Arya Samaj temple. After getting married, both of them left the village.

With his departure, rivalry started between the two families. After this incident, the villagers had also made a compromise between the two families. Now on Tuesday, Ankit was coming to the village to attend one of his family functions. Harimohan’s side got wind of this. Before Ankit could come to the village with his wife, Sathedi Marg Harimohan and his sons Rahul and Rohit surrounded Ankit. After attacking with sharp weapons, Ankit was shot dead. When his family members got the news of Ankit being murdered, they too got armed with weapons and ran towards the crime scene. They surrounded Harimohan and his two sons and attacked them. In this attack, Harimohan’s son Rohit died while Harimohan was seriously injured. Police have registered the case from both sides. Police force has been deployed in the village as a precaution. So far the police have arrested seven people in this case. Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh says that the story of love marriage is coming to light behind the entire incident.