This story is from June 21, 2020

Kanpur: Police book 8 people for shootout of ex-BSP leader Narendra Singh

Kanpur: Police book 8 people for shootout of ex-BSP leader Narendra Singh
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KANPUR: Police have booked eight persons for the shootout on Saturday at JK Ashiyana colony in Chakeri police area the city, which snuffed out life of ex BSP leader Narendra Singh alias Pintu Sengar.
Sengar, a resident of C block Mangala Vihar Chakeri, was shot dead around 1 pm as soon as he alighted his Innova driven by his driver Rupesh.
According to the police, an FIR on the complaint of deceased's brother -Dharmendra Singh has been registered against Mohd Asif, Pappu Smart, Saud Akhtar, Deenu Upadhyai, Aridman Singh, Mehfooz Akhtar, Manoj Gupta and one other for their involvement in the attack.

A senior police official privy to the investigation, said the incident was the result of a property deal gone wrong.
“Investigation in this regard is still continuing. Several suspects have been picked up and their questioning is underway in this regard,” he said.
He added that four police teams have been formed, which are zeroing in on the perpetrators with the help of CCTV footages accessed from the crime spot and they would be nabbed soon.
A case has been registered under IPC sections 147 (Punishment for rioting) 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon) 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) 302 (Punishment for murder) 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and 7 CL act.

The forensic and fingerprint teams were pressed into service to collect evidence. Several shells of spent bullets of .32 bore were recovered from the spot.
Initial investigation has revealed that a meeting was to be held at the residence of former district president of Samajwadi Party on Saturday to resolve the dispute over some kind of property dispute.
The shooters, who numbered around four, already knew about the movement of Pintu, who was neither expecting nor was he prepared for the attack, according to sources. Police on the basis of CCTV footages of the incident will also recreate the sequence of events.
Pintu had made headlines in 2010 when he gifted a 3-acre plot on the Moon to then UP chief minister Mayawati on her birthday.
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