Lucknow: Police Commissioner Tarun Gauba on Tuesday suspended the Station House Officer (SHO) of Saadatganj police station and the in-charge of the Kashmiri Mohalla police outpost for negligence in the discharge of their duties, a day after three members of a family were shot dead in the area, The Indian Express reported.

Source: The Indian Express

The action came after family members of the victims and local residents staged a protest, accusing the two officials of failing to act on repeated complaints against their neighbours, according to the report. Tension prevailed in the locality on Tuesday as people entered the house of the accused, prompting police personnel to intervene and attempt to pacify the crowd, IANS reported.

What happened on Monday

The shooting took place on Monday morning in the Naubasta Brahmani Tola locality of Saadatganj, following a long-standing dispute between neighbours over parking a car beneath a banyan tree and reconstructing a platform around it. The deceased were identified as Shivaji Tiwari, 62, a retired stenographer in the power department, his younger brother Shivendra Tiwari, 55, and Shivaji's son Suyash Tiwari, 30. Police said the men were taken to the trauma centre at King George's Medical University, where doctors declared them dead.

Police have registered an FIR against eight people. The prime accused, Rishabh Shukla, has been arrested, while the remaining seven accused have been detained, according to IANS. A pistol and empty cartridges were recovered from the scene, and preliminary information indicated that more than 12 rounds were fired, the agency reported. The allegations against the accused are to be tested in court.

Source: IANS

Family demands strict action

Usha Tiwari, wife of Shivaji Tiwari, demanded the death penalty for the accused. Sumedha Tiwari, daughter of Shivendra Tiwari, demanded financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each for the two affected families from the Uttar Pradesh government and a government job for her mother, IANS reported.