Fight between two groups in Faridabad, Dalit youth shot dead, Police deployed
In a fight between two groups in Fatehpur Billoch village of Faridabad last night, firing was done on the Dalit side. In this firing, a 25-year-old youth named Devendra died, while the condition of another person remains critical. He has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment. There is an atmosphere of tension in the village after the incident and the police has turned the entire village into a cantonment. The body of the deceased is currently kept in the mortuary of Badshah Khan Civil Hospital for postmortem.
Village resident Sundarlal said that his cousin Devendra was going to the market at around 7:30 in the evening, when some miscreants were standing on the way. These miscreants included Om Prakash, Shiv, Dheeraj, Dilip, Krishna, Dhruv, Mangeram, Shamsher Singh, Jagdish alias Chhotu, Laxman, Om Prakash’s wife, Dilip’s wife and Om Prakash’s sons and relatives. As soon as they saw Devendra, they used casteist words against him. When Devendra protested, they started beating him.
After the fight, the quarrel escalated and a crowd gathered from both sides. Some women from the accused’s side also joined the fight. When the fight escalated, the accused shot Devendra, killing him on the spot. During the continuous firing, a bullet also hit Babulal’s jaw, after which he was admitted to a private hospital in critical condition. Five-six other people have also suffered serious injuries in this fight.
An atmosphere of terror in the village
Sundarlal said that after this incident, there is an atmosphere of terror in the Dalit community. Many cases have been registered against the accused earlier as well. As soon as the police got information about this incident, they reached Fatehpur Billoch village and handled the situation. Inspector Umesh Kumar of Faridabad Sadar police station said that he had received information about the fight on the phone and he immediately reached the spot with the police force. While taking the injured Devendra to Sarvodaya Hospital, he died on the way.
Police action
On the complaint of the victim, the police have registered a case against the accused under various sections of murder, assault and Arms Act. A case has been registered against the accused under sections 148, 149, 302, 506 of IPC and sections 25, 54, 59 of Arms Act and sections 3, 33, 89 of SC/ST Act. At present, the postmortem of the deceased’s body will be done today at BK Hospital. Heavy police force has been deployed in the village so that the situation can be kept under control.
Treatment of another youth is going on
Faridabad Sadar police station inspector Umesh Kumar said that the police had received information about a fight in Fatehpur Billoch village on phone. They immediately reached with the police force and tried to take the injured Devendra to Sarvodaya Hospital, but he died on the way. Another youth has also been shot in this incident, who is undergoing treatment in a private hospital.
Courtesy: Hindi News