By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Lucknow: In a tragic incident, distribution of ‘qurbani meat’ led to the murder of a youth in Hathras nearly 300 kms from Lucknow on the Bakrid day.
Agitated over the murder, the kins of the deceased torched the house and shop of the accused while also fought with police when it reached the spot to diffuse the situation.
One Saheedo of Karbalawali Patti locality in Kotwali police circle in Hathras, now known as Mahamaya Nagar also sacrificed a goat on the occasion of Bakrid on Tuesday evening. Later as per the rituals, he distributed the meat among the neighbourhood. He also offered the meat to one Ashfaq with whom he was not on talking terms.
However, Ashfaq reportedly interpreted the ‘friendly’ offer wrongly and refused to accept the meat. When Saheedo persisted that it was qurbani meat, Ashfaq got furious and took out a country made pistol from his home and shot him from a close range killing him on the spot.
The news of murder reached deceased’s house and soon his relatives and others gathered and attacked Ashfaq’s house. They however slipped from
the house but the mob torched his house and shop. Soon police was rushed in to control the situation but the violent mob retaliated and demanded arrest of the accused.
Heavy police force was sent which brought the matter under control. A case has been registered against Ashfaq and his brothers Pervej, Imran and relatives Harun and Shammi.