One dead, dozens injured as two groups clash in Noida

A 25-year-old youth was killed and over dozens were critically injured in a clash between two groups in a village in Noida on Sunday night. 

According to the police, the two groups were arguing over some petty issue, which later turned violent with brick battling and dozen rounds of bullets being fired between the two.  A case has been registered in this regard and huge police force  have been deployed in the area to normalise the situation. Police have also arrested two persons in the case. Police said the incident was reported on late Sunday night at Basai village of Noida Sector 58, when Jaikaran (50), a scrap dealer, had a brawl with his neighbours, identified as Pan Singh and his wife Geeta. 

Singh’s daughter had allegedly stole a bottle from Jaikaran’s shop, following which, he started hurling abuses at the couple. As Pan Singh stepped out of his house, Jaikaran and his two sons— Pankaj and Vipin, started thrashing him.

Meanwhile, Singh’s wife Geeta took out a country made pistol and fired at Jaikaran. The bullet hit him on his ribs and he fell on the ground. In the meantime, Singh rushed inside his house, took out another pistol and fired at Pankaj which hit him on his chest. Later, the father-son duo were rushed to a nearby hospital. While Pankaj was declared dead on arrival, Jaikaran was referred to the GTB Hospital in Delhi.

Later in the morning, police arrested Geeta and recovered the weapon from her possession. ‘Geeta’s servant Sanjay Bahadur, who was also involved in brawl, was arrested. A team is conducting raids to trace absconding Pan Singh,’ said a senior police official.