Siblings shot at, 5 detained

Pratapgarh: A 28- year-old officiating gram pradhan and his brother were allegedly shot at by two men over a political rivalry in Pratapgarh on Friday. Police said that the two men — Ashish Tiwari and his elder brother Vashishtha Tiwari (30) — were attacked inside their home in Poore Devjani village, under the limits of Kandhai police station. Pratapgarh police said that Ashish and Vashishtha were attacked around 6am when the two brothers were sitting near the boundary of their house. They managed to flee the scene.
SP (Pratapgarh) Anurag Arya said, “Five persons have been detained for interrogation. Ashish had been appointed the gram pradhan just 12 days after the former village head was sent behind bars.