UP road rage: 65-year-old shot dead in Bulandshahr for overtaking car

MEERUT: Three men from Greater Noida were arrested on Monday for allegedly shooting a 65-year-old man dead in a road rage incident in Bulandshahr, UP.

The victim, Lekhraj Singh, a farmer from Fareedpur village in Sikandrabad, was riding pillion on a bike driven by his nephew, Shiv Kumar, when they came under attack.

"It seems Kumar overtook a car with four men inside, which angered one of them, who then fired a shot that hit Singh in the back. The accused fled the scene and were traced using CCTV footage," said Anil Kumar Shahi, SHO, Sikandrabad.

The three accused -- Vijay Kumar, Indrajit Singh and Colonel Singh, all residents of Ecotech-I in Greater Noida -- were returning from a wedding at the time of the incident.

An FIR under BNS section 109 (1) (attempt to murder) and 3/25 of the Arms Act were registered against them.

The SHO added: "The pistol used in the shooting belonged to Colonel Singh, who has four cases registered against him in Bulandshahr and Gautam Buddh Nagar.

A search is underway for the fourth accused. The arrested persons have criminal antecedents. The weapon and car used in the crime have also been seized."

Singh's son, Tini Bhati, said on Monday, "My father went to Sikandrabad on Feb 27 and while returning around 9pm, he was shot dead.

Passersby took him to the hospital, and by the time we could reach, he passed away. We came to know that the attackers were arrested today."


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