SHO among 4 cops suspended for dereliction of duty after three murders in UP's Bulandshahr

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased have demanded stricter action against the accused, saying that the houses of the accused should be demolished using bulldozers.

Four police personnel, including an SHO, have been suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of three members of a family following an argument over smearing cake during a birthday party. According to a statement by police on Tuesday, Khurja SHO Premchand Sharma, Burj Usman police outpost in-charge Pritam Singh, Head Constable Samim Ahmed and Constable Paras Yadav have been suspended owing to laxity in arrest, weak intelligence gathering and ignorance about the activities in their area of jurisdiction. The case stems from a firing incident that occurred in Bulandshahr at a gym on the night of April 25, where a birthday party took a tragic turn after an altercation over the smearing of cake escalated into the killing of three people of a family -- Amardeep, 30, Manish, 28, and Akash, 18, the officials said. During the investigation, 10 named accused and another unidentified person emerged, police said. Subsequently, the police arrested three out of eleven and announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for the seven named accused and another unidentified accused. A family member of the victims, Sanjay, said Manish was his younger brother, Akash his nephew and Amardeep his uncle's son. Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased have demanded stricter action against the accused, saying that the houses of the accused should be demolished using bulldozers. Sanjay said the family is satisfied with the police's efforts and is confident that the remaining accused individuals will also be arrested and sent to jail soon. He further asserted that bulldozers should be used to demolish the houses of the accused.