Agra : A 20-year-old man was shot dead, and his friend injured after armed assailants allegedly surrounded them and opened fire outside his house in Hathras district on Wednesday night.
The man’s family has accused local police of ignoring an earlier complaint.
She said that she approached the cops to lodge an FIR, but they did not take proper action. “Had the police taken strong action then, my son would’ve been alive,” she said, alleging that the attackers continued to threaten her family. “A case has been registered and police are raiding various locations to arrest the accused,” a police officer said.
The incident took place at Bisana village under Chandpa police limits. The deceased was identified as Manvendra Singh. He suffered multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot.
His friend Singh’s mother alleged on Thursday that the same group had targeted her son in a firing incident about a month ago.
The killing has also brought back memories of the death of Singh’s father, Rajkumar Singh, who died in police custody in May 2022.
Rajkumar had been taken into custody, according to the family. Following his death, the then Chandpa station house officer and several other policemen were suspended.