Young man murdered while sleeping, there was a fight over a goat

Banda: A young farmer was shot dead while sleeping in the field in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. On information, senior police officials along with forensic and field unit team reached the spot and investigated the incident closely. Also, the body was taken into custody and sent for post-mortem. Police say that the accused is being detained and interrogated.

The matter is of Bhadehdu village of Baberu Kotwali area. 28-year-old Asharam alias Jitendra, a resident of this place, harvested paddy in the field along with his wife, mother and younger brother Rohit on Saturday. After this, he slept there at night to guard the crops.

Asaram’s father Rajkaran told that on Sunday morning his son was shot dead by neighbor Ram Millan. They allege that our goat had gone into the accused’s house a day earlier. There was a dispute with the accused regarding this.

It is alleged that due to this, Rammilan along with his associates shot and killed his son. Family members also say that we had no enmity or old enmity with anyone. There was a dispute about going into the goat house. At the same time, the family members have demanded the police to take strict action against the accused.

ASP Lakshmi Niwas said that a young man was shot dead in Bhadehdu village on Sunday morning. His brother was also sleeping nearby, on information about which all of us officers reached the spot. Forensic team along with field unit is on the spot. The family members have filed a named complaint against a person. The brother of the deceased saw him running away. The accused is being detained and interrogated. Further action will be taken after investigation.