Officials inspecting spot after murder in Ghazipur
Varanasi: A 23-year-old youth was shot dead allegedly over an old rivalry in Mishra Bazaar under Kotwali police station in Ghazipur district on Tuesday evening. The incident took place around 5.30pm when the accused, Shubham Chaubey alias Lekhpal, allegedly got down from his four-wheeler and opened several rounds of fire at Mohd Koshain of Muftipura and his companion Harsh Rai, who were eating samosas at a shop, according to police.
He said three police teams had been constituted to arrest the accused. DIG Krishna said all angles were being examined and the accused would be arrested soon. On receiving information, a police team reached the spot and inspected the crime scene. Later, DIG, Varanasi Range, Vaibhav Krishna, also visited Mishra Bazaar and reviewed the situation.
Krishna said that, based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family, Kotwali police registered a named FIR against Chaubey under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Preliminary investigation suggested that an old dispute between Chaubey and Koshain had led to the registration of an attempt-to-murder case against Koshain in 2025, which could be one of the reasons behind the attack.