4 cabbies held for killing youth over love affair in Lucknow

Lucknow: Madiaon police and crime branch jointly arrested four men for murder of Krishna Gupta, 26, resident of Radha Gram Duda Colony in Thakurganj for his relationship with the sister of the prime accused. All four, arrested near Madiaon flyover on Jun 20, were taxi drivers. On Jun 19, his elder brother, Suraj Gupta, filed police complaint at Madiaon police station, stating that Krishna was murdered by Sanjay Yadav alias Monu, following an altercation over Krishna being in relationship with Sanjay's sister. FIR was registered under sections 103(1), 115(2), and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Police arrested Monu Yadav (29) resident of Radha Gram Duda Colony, Thakurganj, originally from Ramnagar, Barabanki, along with Wasiq Khan alias Raja (21), resident of Muslimnagar, Jankipuram, originally from Muzaffarpur, Sitapur; Mohammad Aamir (23), resident of Ramleela Maidan, Madiaon, originally from Gopalpur, Sitapur and Sharif (20), resident of Sector-2 Jhopadpatti, Jankipuram, originally from Tarapur, Meerut. SHO, Madiaon, Shivanand Mishra, said the accused confessed to the crime. "The accused invited Krishna to drink with them and murdered him with a heavy iron rod, a wrench (pana) and blades. His body was dumped near Ghailla Bridge. Police recovered the blood-stained iron rod and wrench used in the murder," said Mishra.Police said items seized from crime scene include a wallet, passbook and Aadhaar and PAN cards of Krishna the deceased. Three mobile phones, Rs 270 cash and two vehicles were seized under Section 207 of Motor Vehicles Act. The body was found on June 20 with fatal injuries on the neck, head and face. Following investigation, police added Section 3(5)/238 of the BNS to the charges. Officials ensured compliance with Supreme Court and Human Rights Commission guidelines during arrest. Accused were presented before court and verification of their criminal backgrounds is underway across other districts and police stations.