A 15-year-old cloth shop worker was stabbed to death near his home and close to a police outpost in Kanpur (R: File photo used for representation)
Harshit reportedly lay injured on the road for about 20 minutes before his family and neighbours took him to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital, where he was declared dead. Residents alleged that neither police personnel nor bystanders intervened despite the crime scene being close to Darshanpurwa outpost and about 25 steps from Harshit’s house. The family claimed 2-3 more people accompanied the three named attackers.
Police sources said raids were intensified based on information provided by the detained accused. Mahesh said one accused worked at a lassi shop in Jarib Chowki and alleged that he committed the murder with his associates. Police personnel from the circle and a forensic team inspected the scene. Liquor bottles and glasses containing liquor were found nearby.
KANPUR:A 15-year-old cloth shop worker was stabbed to death near his home and barely 50 steps from a police outpost in Kanpur’s Fazalganj area late on Tuesday night.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicated that a dispute involving a girl could have led to the killing. ACP Jyoti Shri said an FIR has been registered and several police teams are conducting raids to make arrest of the accused possible. Police have detained one accused and formed five teams to trace the others.