UP teen bludgeoned to death with cricket bat over ‘wide ball’

MEERUT: An 18-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death with a bat during a cricket match after a dispute broke out over the final ball of the game, with one team claiming it was a wide delivery while the rival team saying it was fair. The incident took place in Ahar area of Bulandshahr on Sunday.
Shakti Singh, a resident of village Rasoolpur in Ahar, and his friends were playing cricket at the Junior High School grounds when a fight broke out between the two teams. Shakti was struck on the neck with a bat, causing him to collapse.
Shakti’s uncle, Mohit Kumar, recounted that he was working in his field adjacent to the cricket ground and noticed some boys approaching, informing him about a fight. “They told memy nephew Shakti got into a fight. I ran towards the ground and saw him lying on the ground. I gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but he did not move. We took him to a community health centre where doctors declared him dead,” said Kumar.
Ahar station house officer Anu Pratap Singh said an FIR under BNS section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) was registered. “One youth, Vishesh Sharma, 20, was arrested by police and sent to judicial custody. The victim’s body was handed over to the family after post-mortem examination. Further investigation is on. Police force has been deployed in the village to maintain law and order,” said Singh