UP police chasing dacoits attack Rajasthan wedding party, 1 hurt | Jaipur News

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JAIPUR: A police team from UP in pursuit of dacoits inside Rajasthan’s Dholpur district on Friday night allegedly mistook a wedding party for the gang and opened fire on them, leaving the groom’s grandmother injured in the resultant melee.
The incident occurred at Kachpura, under Kanchanpura police station, shortly after groom Neeraj Kumar set out for his bride-to-be’s home in a nearby village with members of his extended family and other guests, numbering around 30.
“Seeing two vehicles entering the village, which had been targeted by dacoit gangs before, some in the wedding party thought they were under attack and started running. This led the approaching police team to suspect the people trying to flee were the criminals they were looking for. Amid the confusion, the cops opened fire and the elderly woman got hit,” an official said.
Dholpur police said they had no prior information that their counterparts from Agra would enter the village in search of a dacoit gang. The wedding procession, too, was being taken out discreetly because of the prevalent Covid-induced restrictions on events and gatherings.
After news of the firing reached Kanchanpura police station, the UP cops were stopped from crossing the inter-state border. Sources said the police team was detained at Kanchanpura till Saturday and that SP Kesar Singh Shekhawat interrogated them. There was no official confirmation of the outcome of the probe.
“It is likely that they will be booked for firing without provocation and violating the rule of informing the local police before carrying out any operation,” Hotam Meena, head constable of Kanchapura police station, said.
UP police and Neeraj’s family have lodged complaints against each other.