LUCKNOW: A clash between two groups of sand contractors led to firing in the Vikasnagar area of Lucknow on Sunday morning.Driver of one of the parties was shot at. In all six men, including the driver, have been arrested and sent to jail. Police are investigating the case and looking for 10 unidentified men wanted in the case. Both the parties lodged cross-FIRs in the matter.
Shyam Sunder Mudgal and Pankaj Yadav are sand contractors who sell trucks of sand. They have a running dispute over contracts.
On Sunday, the two groups clashed in the Vikasnagar Baalu Mandi around 9:30 am. The fight led to firing in which Pankaj Yadav's driver, Chet Ram, got shot in the left shoulder. The incident led to panic in the area with people running for cover.Shyam Sunder lodged an FIR with Vikasnagar police station in which he named Pankaj Yadav, Chet Ram and one Anil Singh, and five others as the accused. All the three have been arrested and sent to jail. In a counter-FIR lodged by Pankaj Yadav, Rakesh Mudgal, Shyam Sunder Mudgal and Ashutosh Dubey, along with five others have been stated as accused. These three men have also been arrested and sent to jail. Police are investigating the case. The FIRs were lodged under attempt to murder. No weapon was recovered from the arrested accused.The police are on the look out for the remaining accused in this case.