Jeweller Murdered In UP, Assailant Nabbed After Encounter

Baberu, Uttar Pradesh :  :A jeweller in Uttar Pradesh was murdered by a neighbour, leading to a swift police response and the assailant's arrest after an encounter.

A jeweller in Baberu, Uttar Pradesh, was fatally shot by a neighbour. Police arrested the 55-year-old suspect within two hours of the shooting. The arrest followed an encounter where the accused was shot in both legs.

The victim and the shooter were known to each other, and alcohol may have been a factor.
Local traders protested the handling of the body before the arrest was announced.

A 42-year-old jeweller was shot dead in Baberu town by a neighbour, who was, within hours of the attack, nabbed following an encounter by the police, an officer said on Saturday.

Superintendent of Police Palash Bansal said Tej Pratap Soni alias Pappu, a resident of Dul Thok locality, was shot at around 8.45 pm on Friday. He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

The alleged shooter, 55-year-old Aslam, was arrested within two hours of the incident in a confrontation during which he was shot in both legs by the police, the officer said.

He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said.

The officer said Soni and Aslam knew each other, and the attack might have happened under the influence of alcohol.

Meanwhile, local traders and family members of the deceased protested at the main intersection of the town, alleging that the body was sent for a post-mortem without information.

The protest, which lasted for about 90 minutes, was called off after police informed them about the shooter's arrest.