Couple killed by neighbours amid love affair dispute in Sitapur

Fuelled by anger and resentment, the family members of the girl allegedly attacked boy's parents with iron rods and sticks.

Sitapur(Uttar Pradesh):In a shocking incident a couple was hacked to death by the neighbours after fter the deceased couple's son eloped with the neighbour's daughter three times, in the Hargaon police station area in Sitapur on Friday, police said.

According to the police, the victims have been identified as Abbas Ali (55) and Kamrul Nisha (53). They were subjected to a savage assault involving edged weapons. Following the notification of the occurrence, police authorities, including Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra, promptly arrived at the scene. In order to guarantee safety, additional police personnel were deployed in the village as a precautionary step.

Superintendent Chakresh Mishra said, "The initial investigation including the eyewitness, the children and villagers who were present at the scene, has pointed towards the involvement of neighbours in the tragic incident. The core of the incident revolved around the elopement of the deceased couple's son with the daughter of the accused family.

Mishra further elaborated that the deceased couple's son, Shaukat, had previously eloped with a girl named Ruby, causing tensions between both families. Ruby was a minor at the time of their elopement in 2020, which led to legal repercussions and Saukat was sent to prison. However, Shaukat again eloped with Ruby in June 2023 which led Ruby's parents to knock on the legal doors one more time. Contrary to the earlier case, Ruby was an adult now and she provided the statement in Shaukat's favour.

"However Shaukat had to be imprisoned again for the old case in which he was involved. On getting released, the couple allegedly fled for the third time. Fuelled by anger and resentment, Rampal, the father of Ruby, along with family members, attacked Abbas and Kamrul Nisha with iron rods and sticks", said Mishra.