LLB student battered to death over old enmity; five booked
Samarth Srivastava | TNN | Mar 8, 2019, 07:21 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyLUCKNOW: An LLB student was abducted and beaten to death over old enmity in Indiranagar police station area. He was found critically injured late Wednesday night and succumbed on Thursday.
Local residents staged a protest and blocked Khurramnagar Crossing on Thursday. Heavy police force was rushed to disperse the mob.
Sufiyan Khan of Khurramnagar was returning home after appearing for an exam at a degree college in Akabarpur, Faizabad on Wednesday evening.
"On reaching Lucknow, he got a call from friends and went to meet them but went missing. On Wednesday night, we were informed that Sufiyan was injured and was admitted to Lohia hospital and referred to KGMU Trauma Centre. He died around 11am on Thursday," said victim's brother Tanveer.
Khurramnagar police outpost in charge Rajiv Chauhan had found Sufiyan lying in a pool of blood near the boundary wall of CIMAP colony around 9.30pm on Wednesday and rushed him to Lohia hospital. Sufiyan regained consciousness for some time and gave the cell number of his brother Tanveer to police. Sufiyan told Tanveer that when he reached Khurramnagar crossing he was forcibly made to sit a car in which 6-7 youths were sitting. The youths took Sufiyan to a secluded spot where they attacked him with sticks. "Both of his legs were fractured," Tanveer added.
"Tanveer told the police that Sufiyan had an old enmity with Mushir Gazi, Natim Gazi and Yasir Gazi, who said along with their aides Rehan Pahadi and Adil Siddiqui, all residents of Gazipur circle," said SHO Indiranagar Amarnath Vishwakarma.
"Sufiyan once had a verbal spat with the accused and the issue was settled. But the accused nursed enmity and killed him," he added. An FIR has been registered against the five accused on charges of murder.
Local residents staged a protest and blocked Khurramnagar Crossing on Thursday. Heavy police force was rushed to disperse the mob.
Sufiyan Khan of Khurramnagar was returning home after appearing for an exam at a degree college in Akabarpur, Faizabad on Wednesday evening.
"On reaching Lucknow, he got a call from friends and went to meet them but went missing. On Wednesday night, we were informed that Sufiyan was injured and was admitted to Lohia hospital and referred to KGMU Trauma Centre. He died around 11am on Thursday," said victim's brother Tanveer.
Khurramnagar police outpost in charge Rajiv Chauhan had found Sufiyan lying in a pool of blood near the boundary wall of CIMAP colony around 9.30pm on Wednesday and rushed him to Lohia hospital. Sufiyan regained consciousness for some time and gave the cell number of his brother Tanveer to police. Sufiyan told Tanveer that when he reached Khurramnagar crossing he was forcibly made to sit a car in which 6-7 youths were sitting. The youths took Sufiyan to a secluded spot where they attacked him with sticks. "Both of his legs were fractured," Tanveer added.
"Tanveer told the police that Sufiyan had an old enmity with Mushir Gazi, Natim Gazi and Yasir Gazi, who said along with their aides Rehan Pahadi and Adil Siddiqui, all residents of Gazipur circle," said SHO Indiranagar Amarnath Vishwakarma.
"Sufiyan once had a verbal spat with the accused and the issue was settled. But the accused nursed enmity and killed him," he added. An FIR has been registered against the five accused on charges of murder.
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