Amethi Teacher: Family Reveals Prior FIR Against Accused Before Fatal Shooting

Family of shot Amisi tells police: If anything happens, he will be responsible

this The family of a school teacher in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Police said he, who was shot dead on Thursday, had previously filed an FIR against the accused, saying he would be held responsible if anything happened to them. The teacher’s wife’s complaint also accused him of night-time teasing.

On Thursday, a group of armed men, including identified accused Chandan Verma, broke into the teacher’s home, opened fire on all members and fled the scene. Sunil, 35, a teacher, his wife Poonam (32), daughter Drishti (6) and one-year-old daughter were killed in the attack.

Investigations found that the teacher’s wife filed an FIR against Chandan Verma under Rae Bareli under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on August 18 and teased Inspector General of Police Anoop Kumar Singh on the eve, told news agency PTI .

According to the official, the complaint mentioned that Verma should be held responsible “if anything happens to her or her family.” Police are yet to trace Verma.

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However, the official said it was unclear whether the death was related to the case.

According to sources, the investigation also revealed that Verma wrote in a WhatsApp chat that “five people will die,” indicating that he planned to kill all four family members and then commit suicide.

The door of the house was opened when Chandan knocked on the door and he fired at them with an illegal .32 caliber pistol, official sources added.

Sunil is a government school teacher at Panjona Comprehensive School in Singhpur. Before becoming a teacher in 2020, he served in the Uttar Pradesh Police. A police team has been set up to investigate the matter, with local intelligence and special operations teams also assisting in the investigation.

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