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Month after lodging FIR under SC/ST Act, family of four shot dead in Amethi
Updated On: 04 October, 2024 09:36 AM IST | Amethi | PTI
Superintendent of Police of Amethi Anoop Kumar Singh said it is not yet clear if the deaths are related to the case
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A government school teacher, his wife and two daughters were allegedly shot dead at their rented accommodation on Thursday, over a month after the family lodged an FIR against a man saying he would be responsible if something untoward happened to them, police said. Superintendent of Police of Amethi Anoop Kumar Singh said it is not yet clear if the deaths are related to the case.
According to police, the deceased were identified as Sunil (35), his wife Poonam (32), Drishti (6) and his one-year-old daughter. Sunil was a native of Rae Bareli and was posted in a government school in Amethi`s Panhauna. During the initial investigation, police found that Poonam had lodged an FIR against Chandan Verma in Rae Bareli on August 18 under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and for eve-teasing, the SP said.
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