UP: 5 assailants burnt alive while trying to escape crime scene

Five assailants were burnt alive in Rae Bareli when their vehicle hit an electrical pole while trying to escape after spraying bullets on a Gram Pradhan.

The shootout took place when Raj Yadav, Gram Pradhan of Itaura village under Unchchaar Police Station in Rae Bareli district was holding a panchayat late on Monday night. Irked by the Gram Pradhan’s decision, a few men opened fire on Yadav. In retaliation, villagers attacked the assailants who tried to speed away in a four-wheeler.

Chased by villagers, the vehicle of the assailants hit an electrical pole and caught fire. Five of them were burnt alive in the accident. Confirming the incident, Circle Officer Dalmau SP Upadhyaya said that the bodies have been sent for a post mortem. “A case has been registered and efforts are on to identify those who died in the accident,” said the CO.