Ghaziabad:
A 22-year-old man allegedly shot dead the father of a girl after he objected to eve-teasing. Later, in retaliation, the accused was beaten to death by locals at a village in Ghaziabad, police said.
The incident took place in Jawali village at Loni. According to police, the accused - Sushil - used to tease the girl, a student of class 11, every day.
"Today (on Wednesday), when the girl was returning home from school, Sushil accosted her in a nearby street and started teasing her. He followed her to her house. When the girl's father Satish saw that the boy was eve-teasing his daughter, he got furious and rebuked him, following which Sushil took out a pistol from his pocket and shot at him," a senior police officer said.
Satish was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, local residents overpowered Sushil and thrashed him, resulting in his death, police said.
The incident took place in Jawali village at Loni. According to police, the accused - Sushil - used to tease the girl, a student of class 11, every day.
"Today (on Wednesday), when the girl was returning home from school, Sushil accosted her in a nearby street and started teasing her. He followed her to her house. When the girl's father Satish saw that the boy was eve-teasing his daughter, he got furious and rebuked him, following which Sushil took out a pistol from his pocket and shot at him," a senior police officer said.
Satish was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, local residents overpowered Sushil and thrashed him, resulting in his death, police said.
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