Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), March 2 : A rape accused, who was out on bail, has allegedly shot dead the victim’s father.
Gaurav Sharma, the accused, was jailed for a month in 2018 after a molestation case was filed against him by the woman’s father.
He was granted bail by a local court after a month.
An argument took place on Monday evening between the family of the survivor and the accused outside a village temple.
Sharma opened fire at the victim’s father, who died on the way to hospital.
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.”
One person, a family member of Gaurav Sharma, has so far been arrested in the case.
The survivor, in a video clip, is seen crying outside a police station and demanding justice.
“Please give me justice… please give me justice.First, he molested me and now he has shot my father.He had come to our village.There were six-seven people.My father had no enmity against anyone.His name is Gaurav Sharma,” she is heard saying
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