Man gunned down by bike-borne miscreants: Police

A 30-year-old man was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants in the neighbouring Sant Kabirnagar district on Monday, said police.

Following the broad daylight killing near Nedula Chauraha at Ayodhya-Gorakhpur National Highway, the police registered a murder case against the three accused, named by the deceased father and have launched a manhunt to nab the killers.

On a complaint by deceased Luvkush Yadav's father Suryalal Yadav, the police have also suspended a police post in-charge for his alleged failure in taking prompt action against the assailants after an earlier attack by them on the victim and preventing the murder, Sant Kabirnagar's Superintendent of Police Brajesh Singh said.

The father of the deceased had accused Bankasia police post in-charge Chandan Kumar of failing to take prompt action against the three assailants, when they had earlier attacked Luvkush Yadav and his son over one and a half months ago, said Singh.

Besides suspending its officer, the police have also ..