In the past 24 hours, two lover couples were targeted by their families for choosing to defy the tradition in the matters of heart.
A 25-year-old youth was shot dead by the family members of his lover in Unnao on Wednesday while two lovers were tied to a tree and brutally beaten because they had dared to elope against the wishes of their family members. Surprisingly, the Ambedkar Nagar police did not register a case and forced the family members of both to reach to a compromise.
In Unnao, one Jaideep, a resident of Hayaspur village, disappeared under mysterious circumstances from his house on Wednesday morning.
His father Kamlesh Kumar reported the matter to local police and suspected some foul play. He said that his son was in love with one Poonam, who was already married.
The body of Jaideep was recovered on Wednesday evening from the fields in Hansakhera locality and the police during investigation found that Jaideep had left his house after he received a call from Poonam’s mobile.
Poonam, who was arrested later in the night, confessed that she had called Jaideep on directions of her family members who killed him and dumped his body. The police also arrested five members of Poonam’s family namely, Santram, Lakshmi, Mulayam, Awadesh and Sarvesh, all residents of Saketpur locality of Fatehpur Chaurasi, Unnao.
The police also recovered a .32 bore revolver belonging to the victim from Santram’s field which the accused had dumped after killing the youth.