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Jhansi: One of the two men who were shot at on the intermittent night of June 13/14 in Mauranipur, succumbed at Jhansi medical college on Wednesday where he was undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, police have apprehended the fifth accused while three are still at large.
According to SSP Jhansi Shivhari Meena, one of the
victims, Ashok Agarwal, who had sustained bullet injuries in the stomach, succumbed on Wednesday. With this, the police have added section 302 (murder) and section 3/25 of the Arms Act in the FIR apart from section 307 IPC and section 7 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act , and have intensified the hunt for the three accused who are absconding.
He said strict action will be taken against all the eight accused, including invoking NSA against them.
The fifth accused, nabbed on Wednesday, has been identified as Deepesh Sethiya, who is said to be a proclaimed history-sheeter having over a dozen criminal cases pending against him.
Meanwhile, scores of people, including the family members of the deceased, came on road on Wednesday in protest against the shootout and demanded strict action against all the accused. They raised slogans against the local BJP MLA whom they have accused of shielding the criminals. The family members also demanded action against the MLA.
On the intermittent night of June 13/14, eight persons allegedly shot at two men-- Amit and Ashok Agarwal at Dubey Chauraha in Mauranipur over a trivial issue of parking a two wheeler.
Police arrested four accused on the same night and another accused on Wednesday.