Man killed for protesting against molestation in Bareilly, six booked

PILIBHIT: The police on Wednesday booked six persons of Siklapur area under Baradari police station in Bareilly for allegedly killing a 38-year-old man of the same area on the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday during Durga mela in Ilabas Deval village, which falls under Deuria police station in Pilibhit.


They have been booked under IPC section 302 (murder) following a written complaint filed by the victim’s younger brother, Nanhe Lal, said SHO, MM Chaturvedi.

Victim Om Prakash was shot at his head from a close distance, police said, as he had protested the molestation of his friend’s sister at a wedding ceremony. His body was found 200 meters from the main mela campus on Wednesday morning, which has been sent for autopsy.