Gunfire shattered the quiet of a Hathras village late Wednesday evening, leaving a 22-year-old man dead and another critically wounded after an escalating confrontation over land turned fatal.
The shooting erupted around 8:30 pm in Bisana village, located within the Chandpa police station limits. A group of three to four men walked up to the victim's residence. A bitter argument broke out on the doorstep. Then, someone pulled a trigger.
Twenty-two-year-old Manvendra suffered fatal gunshot trauma and died at the scene. Another youth, identified as 22-year-old Sameer, sustained severe ballistic injuries. Medical personnel at a local clinic administered emergency treatment before referring Sameer to an advanced medical facility for critical care.
District police officials rushed armed units to Bisana immediately after receiving emergency distress calls from terrified villagers. Hathras Superintendent of Police Chiranjiv Nath Sinha said initial inquiries point to deep-seated property animosity as the catalyst for the bloodshed.
Preliminary investigation suggests that three to four people had visited the victim's house, where an argument broke out before one of them opened fire. A land dispute is suspected to be the motive behind the incident.
Chiranjiv Nath Sinha, Superintendent of Police, Hathras
The suspects fled into the dark immediately after discharging their weapons.
District authorities deployed the Additional Superintendent of Police to secure the scene, cordon off the perimeter, and collect forensic ballistics evidence. Multiple pursuit teams, spearheaded by the elite Special Operations Group (SOG), launched coordinated raids across suspected hideouts to arrest the shooters.
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Incident Location | Bisana Village, Chandpa Police Station limits, Hathras |
| Timing | Wednesday, approximately 8:30 pm |
| Fatalities | Manvendra (22), pronounced dead |
| Injured | Sameer (22), transferred to higher medical center |
| Suspected Motive | Land ownership dispute |
| Enforcement Units | Chandpa Police, Special Operations Group (SOG) |
Police officials confirmed that formal charges under relevant statutory penal sections will be lodged immediately once the victim's family submits a formal written complaint. SOG search parties remain deployed across the Chandpa belt to apprehend all named suspects.
| Legal Filing Status |
| Formal FIR pending receipt of written complaint |