Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras is once again in the news. This time it is for the killing of a 50-year-old man in broad daylight.
A farmer Awanish Kumar Sharma was killed by Gaurav Sharma, a resident of Bahraich district. Five others friends of Gaurav Sharma helped in the murder of Awanish Kumar. They shot him multiple times using unlicensed guns.
According to reports, the murder was executed because Awanish refused to withdraw a case he had filed in 2018 against Gaurav Sharma for sexually harassing his 23-year-year old daughter.
The five accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including those related to punishment for rioting, rioting armed with a deadly weapon, punishment for murder, and punishment for criminal intimidation.
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Hathras victim’s daughter tells is truth about the criminal from Samajwadi Party
Those trying to use this issue to target @myogiadityanath have now gone silent? No placards for justice now?? No mombattis?? pic.twitter.com/E9XYm462GY
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) March 2, 2021
The criminals’ impunity may shock some, but the inaction of the police in the case is even more disturbing. Members of the victim’s family stated that Gaurav Sharma had threatened Awanish several times, pressuring him to withdraw the case.
Uttar Pradesh Police woke from their slumber only after the video of Awanish’s daughter went viral on social media. The video described the gruesome incident, seeking justice.
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