DU student shot at after cricket match
Avishek Kumar Dubey | TNN | Apr 14, 2019, 07:02 IST
Prince MaaviGhaziabad: The nephew of a local BJP functionary was shot at by three unknown persons after an argument ensued between them during a cricket match in Ghaziabad’s Sikrani area on Saturday morning.
Police said the 21-year-old youth, Prince Maavi, was pursuing a BA course from Delhi University. He was simultaneously preparing to qualify in the entrance test of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
Prince is a nephew of Ishwar Maavi, a local BJP functionary from Ghaziabad’s Loni area. Maavi has recently shifted from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Prince had left house around 9 am on Saturday to play cricket with some friends. Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, the superintendent of police (rural), said, “An argument ensued between the two groups during a cricket match. Later, when Prince Maavi was on his way home, some unknown persons came on a motorcycle and shot two bullets into Prince, who was riding pillion on his friend’s scooter. One of the bullet hit Prince’s right hand.”
The SP added: “As soon as police received information about the shootout, a team reached the spot and rushed the victim to GTB hospital in Delhi.”
Prince’s uncle Ishwar Maavi said that the three accused were not Prince’s friends. “They suddenly came on a motorbike and started firing at Prince. He subsequently ran towards a nearby village to hide in some house. Even as he was shot, he called up police and informed his family members about the attack,” he added.
Police said the 21-year-old youth, Prince Maavi, was pursuing a BA course from Delhi University. He was simultaneously preparing to qualify in the entrance test of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
Prince is a nephew of Ishwar Maavi, a local BJP functionary from Ghaziabad’s Loni area. Maavi has recently shifted from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Prince had left house around 9 am on Saturday to play cricket with some friends. Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, the superintendent of police (rural), said, “An argument ensued between the two groups during a cricket match. Later, when Prince Maavi was on his way home, some unknown persons came on a motorcycle and shot two bullets into Prince, who was riding pillion on his friend’s scooter. One of the bullet hit Prince’s right hand.”
The SP added: “As soon as police received information about the shootout, a team reached the spot and rushed the victim to GTB hospital in Delhi.”
Prince’s uncle Ishwar Maavi said that the three accused were not Prince’s friends. “They suddenly came on a motorbike and started firing at Prince. He subsequently ran towards a nearby village to hide in some house. Even as he was shot, he called up police and informed his family members about the attack,” he added.
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