05-30-2006, 10:03 AM
<b>In Aligarh, a pattern: 2 of 3 killed in 10 days named in April riot FIR</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ALIGARH, MAY 29:Three murders in 10 days, the same modus operandi in each. And in each, the victim has been a prominent Hindu leader of Aligarh. Two of the three killed had been arrested for allegedly inciting mobs on April 6 which saw six Muslims die in communal clashes.
And now as tension rises in Aligarh after the murder last night of local BJP leader Om Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh police point to the pattern in the killings and suspect it may be a planned, retaliatory strike.
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According to police, this was exactly how two other traders, Raju Kumar âSamosewalaâ and Raman Gupta, were shot on May 19 and May 22 respectively. Both died after being shot in the temple while returning home from work late at night. And each time, the killers melted into the night. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Local muslim police support.
And now as tension rises in Aligarh after the murder last night of local BJP leader Om Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh police point to the pattern in the killings and suspect it may be a planned, retaliatory strike.
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According to police, this was exactly how two other traders, Raju Kumar âSamosewalaâ and Raman Gupta, were shot on May 19 and May 22 respectively. Both died after being shot in the temple while returning home from work late at night. And each time, the killers melted into the night. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Local muslim police support.