Three brothers including one RAC constable shot dead in Bharatpur

Bharatpur: Three brothers including a police constable were shot dead when their neighbour along with some others allegedly opened fire at them in their house in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Sikrora village and the police was informed early Sunday. Constable Gajendra Singh, his two brothers Samandar Singh and Ishwar Singh were killed while Gajendra’s wife, son and his daughter in law were injured and are being treated at the SMS hospital in Jaipur, police said. Gajendra Singh was a constable posted in Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC).

SHO Kumher Himanshu Singh said that Gajendra Singh’s son Tenpal had a verbal spat with his neighbour Lakhan a few days back and Tenpal had slapped Lakhan too. The elderly people in the village had intervened and the issue was resolved at that time but Lakhan wanted revenge, the SHO said. He said that Lakhan along with 8-10 others barged into the house of Gajendra late last night and started shouting. They opened fire in the air. When Gajendra Singh came out of the room, they shot him dead. Hearing gunshots and cries, his two brothers who live in a separate house in the neghbourhood came out and rushed to Gajendra Singh’s house and they were also shot dead.