Missing SP leaders brother found murdered in Agra

The victim Nitesh Kumar (20) was a B. Tech student in Ajmer and had come to visit his native place.

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A local Samajwadi Party leaders brother,who was missing since December 10 from his house in Sirsaganj town of Firozabad,was found murdered in a forest near Bateshwar area in Agra district on Sunday.

The victim Nitesh Kumar (20) was a B. Tech student in Ajmer and had come to visit his native place. His brother Ashish is vice-president of Samajwadi Partys Sirsaganj unit.

Giving details,the police said Niteshs body bore gunshot injuries and his throat was also slit.

Soon after the victims body reached Sirsaganj,locals went berserk and ransacked the house of one accused (Shankar) and torched the others (Ankit). The mob even attacked the policemen when they reached to take control of the situation. Both the accused are absconding.

On December 10,Nitesh,the police said,left home to attend a party. Two days later,his family members lodged an FIR against the two youths for kidnapping Nitesh.

On Monday,a body was recovered near the forest area in Bateshwar,which was later identified as that of Nitesh by his family members. The locals protested by placing Niteshs body in the middle of the road and demanded immediate arrest of the two accused. Circle Officer Shyamkant Singh said the hunt to nab the accused is on.

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