Varanasi Shocker: Shopkeeper Shot Dead by Bike-Borne Miscreants Over Refusal to Give Cigarettes in UP; Police Form Teams to Nab Accused

In a tragic incident in Varanasi's Choubepur area, shopkeeper Sharda Yadav was shot dead late Thursday night after refusing to sell cigarettes to unidentified assailants. Yadav, who ran a makeshift pan shop outside his home in Birnathipur village, was sleeping outside when youths on a motorcycle demanded a cigarette packet. When he refused, citing the shop keys were inside, they shot him in the chest and fled. His family rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police have launched an investigation into the murder, with officers arriving at the scene to gather evidence and question witnesses. Lucknow Shocker: Railway Employee Thrashed to Death on Delhi-Bound Humsafar Express Train For ‘Molesting’ Minor Girl.

Shopkeeper Shot Dead in Varanasi Over Refusal to Sell Cigarettes

उक्त प्रकरण में उच्चाधिकारियों द्वारा तत्काल घटनास्थल का निरीक्षण किया गया तथा घटना के शीघ्र अनावरण हेतु 8 टीमें गठित की गयी हैं। थाना चौबेपुर में सुसंगत धाराओं में अभियोग पंजीकृत किया गया है, साइबर व सीसीटीवी कैमरों की मदद से संदिग्धों की पहचान हेतु सूचना एकत्रित की जा रही है।

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