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Gorakhpur man hacked to death at funeral feast, revenge suspected
A 52-year-old man was hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Saturday evening while attending a funeral feast, police said. Shivkumar Tripathi was attacked from behind with a cleaver by…
The Story in Brief
A 52-year-old man was hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Saturday evening while attending a funeral feast, police said. Shivkumar Tripathi was attacked from behind with a cleaver by Rahul Chaudhary, a villager, and collapsed. Villagers rushed him to hospital in an autorickshaw, but the accused and his brother allegedly intercepted the vehicle, dragged Tripathi 200 metres and killed him with swords. Police suspect the murder was revenge for the 2024 killing of Rahul's cousin Adesh Chaudhary, in which some of Tripathi's extended family members were accused. Three named accused and seven others have been detained. Lawyers protested on Sunday, blocking a road demanding action.
The Indian Opinion
This brutal murder in broad daylight will inevitably feed the narrative that Uttar Pradesh has become a lawless state. But this is a targeted revenge killing, not random crime. The police acted swiftly in detaining ten suspects, and the motive is clear. The real test is whether the courts deliver a fast trial and conviction. Will the accused be prosecuted within a year, or will this case join the long list of pending trials that let the accused walk free?
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
