UP criminal shot in mouth, body thrown in field

Azizullah (40) who was a known criminal in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur was shot dead by some miscreants. The criminal was shot in the mouth and his body was thrown into a wheat field.

Jaunpur: A 40-year-old history-sheeter, Azizullah, was shot dead in Jaunpur on Tuesday.

The criminal was shot in the mouth and his body was thrown into a wheat field in Hauz Chitarsari area under the Kotwali police circle.

The police, on receiving information, seized the body and sent it for post mortem.

Azizullah was a known criminal of the district and has been to jail on several occasions. His family members, however, claimed that he was working as a property dealer and had been threatened by rivals after their mobile phone went missing.

No arrests have yet been made in this case so far.

(IANS report)