Attack on woman in city hotel: liquor trader husband arrested

Cops arrested liquor trader Sanjay Kedia on Monday in connection with the attack on his wife.

To recall, two armed miscreants opened fire on Monica Singh, 32, second wife of Kedia, on May 6, outside Sky Hilton Hotel in Krishna Nagar. A security guard of the Sky Hilton hotel, who tried to rescue the woman, had also sustained bullet injuries.

Monica suffered bullet wounds in her neck while guard Shailendra Tiwari was hit in his right hand. They were rushed to King George’s Medical University (KGMU)’s trauma centre, where the woman’s condition is stated to be critical.

In her statement to cops, Monica had accused her estranged husband of the attack. Monica stays in Vijay Nagar locality while Kedia and his first wife live in Deoria.

Ajay Shahi, station house officer, Kaiserbagh, confirmed Kedia’s arrest. Monica told the cops that Kedia married her around a year ago by concealing his first marriage. But she got separated from him soon after coming to know about his first wife. It was due to the sustained efforts of the surveillance team of SSP Deepak Kumar and the Kaiserbagh police that Kedia could be arrested.

WOMAN RAPED

A 22-year old woman girl was raped late on Sunday night in Phulwaria, Mohanlalganj, by a local youth, who also made a failed attempt to kill the victim. The victim belongs to Gomti Nagar and had gone to her maternal grand mother’s house in Mohanlalganj.

Cops have arrested the accused Sujeet Kumar Yadav, who also belongs to Mohanlalganj. According to reports, late on Sunday night, Sujeet raped the girl when she had gone out to her house to collect clothes which were left to dry in the sun .

After raping the girl, Sujeet tried to kill the victim by gagging her with a cloth.

When the victim fell unconscious, Sujeet left her . Somehow, the girl managed to reach home and informed her family members about the incident.

On Monday morning, her family lodged a complaint with the Mohanlalganj police.

After much effort, cops arrest Sujeet from Sohramau, Rai Bareli Road.