A top police official claimed on Friday that three members of a family were shot dead in a land dispute case in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district. According to police, two people have been arrested in connection with the case, and a First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against them at the Sandeepan Ghat Police Station.
Hori Lal, 62, his daughter Brijkali, 22, and son-in-law Shiv Sagar, 26, were resting outside their home when they were shot dead by unknown gunmen. As word of the triple homicide spread, a horde of enraged residents set fire to a number of cottages in the neighborhood, according to authorities.
A police contingent was dispatched to preserve law and order in the region.
During the early investigation, 4 people were identified as suspects, and different teams were organized to apprehend them. Police said they were notified of the incident around 6:15 a.m. on Friday. Fire tenders were dispatched to the scene after obtaining information.
Earlier, Brijesh Srivastava, Superintendent of Police, Kaushambi, said, “The names of four people have come out as the accused…They are absconding. We are in search of them…We are collecting all the information.”
“The deceased include a man, his daughter and son-in-law. They were sleeping outside their home when the incident happened. They had conducted an exercise to measure land some days ago,” the police official said.
‘Many huts in the village have been set on fire. The fire has been brought under control. The situation is under control,” the official said. More investigation is underway.