A sensational case has come to light from Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. Late night in the Mathura Gate police station area here, an ‘A-Class’ contractor along with his associates carried out a deadly attack on the laborers doing sewerage work and opened fire. In this incident, the contractor doing sewerage work was shot in the hand, while three other workers were seriously injured. CCTV footage of this entire incident has also come to light, in which the dominance of the accused is clearly visible.
What was the reason for the dispute?
Mathura Gate police station officer Harlal Meena said that this whole dispute started over the removal of soil lying on the road. The work of laying sewerage line is going on near Bhagat Singh intersection in Jawahar Nagar area. The workers had kept the soil taken out after digging on the road. Pushpendra Singh alias PK, owner of nearby plot number A-4 and ‘A-class’ contractor, asked the workers to remove the soil immediately at around 12 o’clock in the night. As it was night time, the workers refused to work, due to which the dispute escalated.
Attacked with firing and sticks
It is alleged that Pushpendra Singh became enraged when the workers refused. He, along with his brother-in-law Birju and other associates, started brutally assaulting the workers. Meanwhile, the accused also opened fire, in which sewerage contractor Satish got shot in the hand. Three other laborers were also seriously injured in the attack. All the injured have been immediately admitted to RBM Hospital, where their treatment is going on.
Main accused in custody
As soon as information about fight and firing was received late in the night, Mathura Gate police station immediately reached the spot. Taking prompt action, the police have taken the main accused Pushpendra Singh and his brother-in-law Birju into custody. The ‘Thar’ vehicle of the accused has also been confiscated by the police. A case has been registered on the basis of the statement of injured contractor Satish.
At present, the police is investigating the whole matter thoroughly and on the basis of CCTV footage found from the incident spot, they have identified other absconding accused involved in the crime and are conducting raids in search of them.