Varanasi: Two men, including a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan at home on leave, suffered bullet injuries when two brothers with a criminal background opened indiscriminate fire targeting the duo following an argument near Jasdevpur village under Bhanwarkol police station limits in Ghazipur on Tuesday evening.DIG Varanasi Range Vaibhav Krishna and SP Ghazipur Vinay Kumar Singh took stock of the incident site on Wednesday after the incident. Both the injured were under treatment in different hospitals, he said, adding that the assailants were identified as Sarvesh Rai alias Sittu and Ashutosh Rai alias Bittu of Sukhdehra village. Both have a criminal history with police, he said, adding that after lodging an FIR under section 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the public peace) and 109(1) (attempt to murder) of BNS, several teams were engaged to arrest the duo at the earliest.During initial investigation, it came to light that Raghavesh Singh Yadav (30), a CISF jawan posted at Bokaro, who arrived on Oct 7 on leave, and his relative Pankaj Singh Yadav (25) of Sukhdehra village, were sitting with local youth near a culvert when Sittu and Bittu passed through the area. The duo started arguing with them by alleging that they were blocking the road. The argument escalated into violence and firing in which Raghavesh and Pankaj suffered bullet injuries while Rakesh Yadav escaped unhurt.Police said Raghavesh sustained a gunshot wound to his leg, while Pankaj was hit in the chest. Pankaj was referred to BHU, Varanasi, for advanced treatment, while Raghavesh is under treatment at the district hospital.
