Out on Bail, Man Accused of Molestation Kills Survivor’s Father in UP’s Hathras

An argument took place on Monday evening between the family of the survivor and the accused outside a village temple, reported news agency IANS. The survivor’s father succumbed to the gun shot injury on the way to the hospital, NDTV reported quoting the police.

Hathras Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal said, “The man who died, had filed a case against Gaurav Sharma in July 2018 for molestation. The accused went to jail and got bail after a month. Since then, both families were hostile to each other. The wife and aunt of the main accused had gone to a village temple to pray where both daughters of the deceased were also present. The women had an argument. The accused – Gaurav Sharma – and the woman’s father intervened and the argument between the men intensified. After this, Gaurav flew into a rage and called some boys from his family to the scene and shot at the man.”

A video shot by local journalists outside local police station shows the survivor crying and pleading for…

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