70yo shopkeeper killed for refusing to sell goods on credit
Aug 19, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Pilibhit: A 70-year-old grocery shopkeeper was allegedly killed by a 24-year-old youth, his younger brother and father after he refused to sell goods on credit in Narayanpur village under Barkhera police station limits on Tuesday night.
“Shripal Gupta succumbed to his injuries at a Bareilly hospital around midnight,” said SP Sukirti Madhav.
Police said Sunil Kumar initially approached Gupta’s shop but returned with his brother Sushil Kumar, 20, and father Mahendra Pal Gangwar, 50, who attacked Gupta’s lower abdomen and private parts with a shovel.
All three were arrested after an FIR was registered under BNS section 103(1) for murder, SHO Satyendra Kumar said.
“Shripal Gupta succumbed to his injuries at a Bareilly hospital around midnight,” said SP Sukirti Madhav.
Police said Sunil Kumar initially approached Gupta’s shop but returned with his brother Sushil Kumar, 20, and father Mahendra Pal Gangwar, 50, who attacked Gupta’s lower abdomen and private parts with a shovel.
All three were arrested after an FIR was registered under BNS section 103(1) for murder, SHO Satyendra Kumar said.