Man Died With Firecracker Shot In Private Part, Force Deployed To Prevent Flare-Ups

A 40-year-old man has died after he was shot with a firecracker gun on his private part here in Jhandapur locality.

Sahibabad Additional Commissioner of Police Bhaskar Verma stated that the incident took place on the night of Diwali on Sunday, when the accused, Pradeep, fired a cracker from an iron pipe below the hip of Afzal alias Natu. Afzal was rushed to a hospital, where he died.

Police have obtained the CCTV footage of the incident and booked Pradeep, who has been absconding since Diwali.
He said that Afzal and Pradeep were known to each other.

The ACP said, police force has been deployed in the area to prevent any communal flare-ups.