A person was shot dead when he objected to the criminals misbehaving with the women of the family.

In a re-run of the horrific 2016 Bulandhshar highway gangrape incident, a family was attacked by a group of at least five criminals on Jewar-Bulandshahr road off Yamuna Expressway in Gautam Budh Nagar district early today. The attackers shot dead a man when he objected to criminals assaulting the women of the family. Some reports claimed that the women were gangraped.

No complaint of rape has been registered in the case as of now. However, the women have been sent for a medical examination to ascertain if there was any sexual assault.

According to reports, eight members of a family were travelling from Jewar in Greater Noida to Bulandshahr to meet an ailing relative.

The vehicle, a Maruti Suzuki Eeco, in which the family was travelling was intercepted by the criminals at about 1.30 am. Reports said that the criminals had sprayed the road with nails which forced the driver of the car to pull over. As soon as the vehicle stopped, the men attacked the family looting them of cash and valuables at gun point.

The criminals shot dead a man when he raised objection to the criminals misbehaving with the women of the family.The deceased has been identified as Shakeel Quraishi.

The police have launched a manhunt to nab the culprits. The SSP along with other police officials have reached the spot have assured strict action. Jewar MLA Thakur Dhirendra Singh visited the hospital to meet the victim family.

The incident reminded the horrific gang rape of a woman and her 13-year-old daughter in July last year when they were travelling in a car from Noida to Shahjahanpur. The incident took place on the national highway passing through Bulandshahr.

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