In a case of mistaken identity,man killed in police firing

Police said the man identified as Om Prakash,a resident of Meeranpur Katra town,used to work as a farm labourer.

Police said Om Prakash was walking with his two friends at a secluded place near the town Monday night when he was stopped by the two policemen,who were patrolling the area after a recent car robbery.

Police said Om Prakash and friends tried to flee after hearing the policemen’s call and fired at the policemen. The two policemen in retaliation also fired and later found Om Prakash with gunshot injuries,police claimed.

DIG (Bareilly Range) R K S Rathore said Om Prakash was perhaps killed by the bullets fired by the policemen. He said while prima facie there is no indication of any foul play by the policemen, this angle is also under investigation as per the complaint of the family members of the deceased youth.

“A judicial inquiry is to be conducted. We have videographed the postmortem process and all mandatory procedures are being followed to find out the truth,” Rathore said.

He said the policemen had been patrolling in the area where a car had been robbed and its driver shot at by some criminals.