Murders in Prayagraj range decrease during lockdown

Prayagraj: Owing to 24*7 police vigil due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the graph of killings in the Prayagraj range has, for the first time, reached lowest in the past three years. Range police statistics this year indicated a drastic fall in murders in all four districts of the range—Prayagraj, Prataparh, Fatehpur and Kaushambi.
As per the data released by police, a total of 25 cases of killings were registered in the four districts between March 22 and May 10 this year. Whereas, killings in the same period in 2019 and 2018 stood at 34 and 45 respectively.
This year, Pratapgarh registered highest number of murder cases (10), followed by Prayagraj (nine) Kaushambi (three) and Fatehpur (three) between March 22 and May 10.
In 2019 (between March 22 and May 10), Prayagraj , Pratapgarh, Fatehpur and Kaushambi registered 17, six, seven and four cases of murders respectively.
In 2018, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur and Kaushambi registered 22, 10, seven and six cases respectively.
However, a triple murder in Trans Ganga area on May 7 has rocked the city amid the lockdown. Three members of a family, including two women, were found murdered in Andhi village under Manda police station of Prayagraj district on the morning of May 7. Despite several efforts, the cops are yet to nab the accused.
IG (Prayagraj range) K P Singh said, “Although the graph of murders is the lowest this year as compared to the past years, police chiefs have been kept on their toes to crack the unsolved cases.”
Referring to Manda triple murder, Singh said, “Police teams are investigating the case we will be able crack it soon.”