Village head shot in clinic in UP's Jaunpur; 4 cops suspended

VARANASI: The gram pradhan of Amari village Basantlal Bind (48) was shot dead by masked miscreants at his clinic at Galgala Shaheed Bazar in Sarpataha police station area of Jaunpur district on Thursday night. In protest against the killing ,the local residents blocked the Ballia-Lucknow highway demanding arrest of the miscreants.
Jaunpur SP Raj Karan Nayyar suspended four policemen including Satpataha station officer Pankaj Pandey for laxity in duty.The police launched a manhunt to nab the accused.
According to reports, Basantlal ran a clinic at Galgala Shaheed bazar. Three miscreants on a motorcycle went to his clinic at around 8 pm. One of them shot him point blank range on his temple.
He died on the spot. The miscreants fled from the scene after committing the crime.
Sensation prevailed in the locality after the murder, and people gathered at the spot in a large number. They blocked the main road for hours demanding immediate arrest of the culprits.
Senior police officials including Jaunpur SP reached the village to pacify the agitating people and take first-hand account of the incident. The reason behind the killing was not known. The SP constituted a team to nab the assailants. According to police, efforts are on to nab the miscreants.