Jabalpur: Kin try to attack accused taken to scene of Diwali night double murder; police shield them

Two youths were stabbed to death in Jabalpur on Diwali night in a dispute over gambling. Ten youths are alleged to have been involved. Ghamapur police have arrested seven accused. When police took them to the spot on Tuesday afternoon and paraded them, the families of the dead became enraged and tried to attack the accused.

Police personnel somehow protected the accused from the relatives. The accused were then walked to Kanchghar. On the way, the younger sister of the deceased Kartik alias Babu Chaudhary ran towards the accused with a stone in her hand. She kept repeating one thing: "Why did you kill my brother?" Ghamapur police later produced all the accused in court, from where they were sent to jail.

In the murder of Kartik Chaudhary and Karan Pasi, police had arrested seven accused, including the main accused Prince Chaudhary, on Monday night. When police brought the accused near the Siddhababa temple, a large crowd suddenly gathered. Relatives and local people ran at the accused to attack them. Police personnel present there somehow held them back. Seeing the situation worsen, police hurriedly put the accused in a vehicle and took them straight to court.

Kartik's brother Sonu Chaudhary alias Jay Kumar said Kartik and Karan had left home with a few friends at around 1 am. On the way, a group of youths lying in ambush suddenly surrounded them from all sides. The main accused, 21-year-old Prince Chaudhary, and his associates had an old dispute with the deceased. On Diwali night, youths of the neighbourhood had gathered near the Sant Ravidas temple. An argument broke out over the old enmity and quickly turned into a bloody clash. It is being said that the two youths were killed because of the dispute over gambling.

Three of the accused in the incident are said to be minors. The investigation has also found that both the deceased Kartik and the accused Prince have had criminal records. Police have taken the accused into custody and begun further legal action.

CSP Shashank Gurjar said seven accused were arrested within 24 hours. According to him, Prince Chaudhary is a habitual offender, with several serious cases registered against him at different police stations in the city, including attempt to murder, assault and illegal extortion.

Three accused in the murder of Kartik and Karan are still absconding and police are searching for them. The CSP said three police teams have been deployed to catch the absconding accused, who will also be arrested soon.