A young man allegedly slashed the throat of a 22-year-old security guard inside a salon at Islampur village here on Sunday after the latter refused to allow him to get shaved ahead of him. He was arrested on Monday.
Naveen (28) is an accused in two previous cases of seeking protection money from local shopkeepers and vendors.
Rudra Pratap was getting a shave at Mamu’s Haircut Salon around 9 p.m. when Naveen reached the shop in his car and asked him to vacate the chair saying he was not used to waiting. However, his demand was ignored.
Demand ignored
“Naveen asked the security guard to let him get shaved first. However, Rudra requested him to wait for a few minutes. The accused refused to listen and told hairstylist Mamu to ask Rudra to vacate the chair. The hairstylist too told the accused to wait,” said Station House Officer, Sadar Police Station, Inspector Vijay Yadav.
At this, Naveen snatched the razor from the hairstylist’s hand and allegedly slashed the security guard’s throat.
“Mamu rushed Rudra to a hospital, where the victim succumbed to injuries. Mamu had sustained cuts on the hands while trying to stop Naveen,” said Mr. Yadav.Naveen, a resident of Islampur village, has a criminal background, said Mr. Yadav.