Tippler shoots kids dead over spilt drink

Outraged by spilt drink, a man shot and killed two children who were playing closer to home in Deoratia village in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, 300 kilometres from Lucknow.

Yogendra, who sat drinking outside his friend Idris’ home in the village on Monday, killed the children since they fell on him while playing and made him spill the drink he was holding.

Police said Yogendra worked as a security guard in Ghaziabad and had a licensed double barrel gun.

A habitual drinker, Yogendra came to Idris’ home with a bottle of liquor. Since his friend was not at home, he sat outside and began drinking.

Police said three children in the neighbourhood, playing close by, ran helter-skelter and fell on Yogendra that tilted the drink.

The man was so outraged that he began shooting at the kids immediately. Gulafshan (6)  and her brother Shan Mohammed(3) died on the spot while one more child was injured as Yogendra kept shooting.

Minutes before the incident, Yogendra asked Gulafshan to fetch him water to mix his drink.

Locals rushed to the spot hearing the gunshots and handed Yogendra to police after beating him up.

DH News Service