The police might quickly slap the Gangster Act against Mohd Yunus accused of killing a 16-year-old pupil allegedly after he objected to the molestation of his minor feminine cousin within the Khiri space on August 28. Yunus, the village head of Turkpurwa village and 4 others have been arrested in reference to the homicide on August 29.
After slapping the Gangster Act, police will even connect his properties and take additional motion whether it is discovered that the properties had been earned by way of illegal means.
Furthermore, he’ll be suspended from his put up as village head and his and his household’s gun licenses will be cancelled, officers mentioned.
A resident of Pure Dattu village, the 16-year-old sufferer had a tiff with some college students of his faculty on August 28. The sufferer and his minor lady cousin, a pupil of sophistication 9 on the similar faculty, had been returning house on bicycles the identical night when the incident occurred.
As per the FIR lodged by the scholar’s brother, it’s alleged that 4 youths waylaid the duo close to Pure Dattu village, caught the hand of the minor lady and dragged her. They assaulted the sufferer with wood planks when he raised an objection to the harassment of his cousin. The 16-year-old pupil acquired critical head accidents and succumbed.
The incident sparked huge a protest by villagers who demanded quick motion against the culprits. Through the protests which continued for over 30 hours, the mob pelted stones on the police and even broken an ambulance. The protestors demanded the strictest motion against the accused.
Taking quick motion, Prayagraj police commissioner Ramit Sharma suspended the station home officer (SHO) of Khiri police station Naveen Singh and sub-inspector Bappi Soni. 5 accused together with village head Mohd Yunus had been arrested the identical evening.
Police officers mentioned scanning of the previous felony data of Mohd Yunus revealed that he had some instances registered against him earlier. The Gangster Act will be slapped against the village head and his properties earned by way of illegal means will be connected after scanning their data. Income and officers of different involved departments are making ready the checklist of properties owned by Mohd Yunus and their kin.
The officers additional mentioned that the licenses of six weapons of shut kin of Yunus would be cancelled.
He had a license for a single-barrel gun, but it surely was cancelled in 2020 because of a felony case against him. Quickly, a pistol and a rifle within the identify of his shut kin will be cancelled, together with the license for a single barrel within the identify of his father. The method of cancellation of firearms will be initiated after receiving a report from Khiri police, they added.
In the meantime, Yunus will quickly be suspended from the put up of village head. District Panchayati Raj officers mentioned the method for his suspension has been initiated and he’ll be faraway from his put up by subsequent week. A 3-member administrative committee will be constituted for growth works within the village.