17-Year-Old Agniveer Aspirant Beaten, Poisoned Near Railway Track In UP
After his morning run, the boy was resting near a railway track when four masked youths arrived in a car, called his name, and began assaulting him without a word
A 17-year-old boy's aspiration to join the Army was tragically dashed when his routine morning run turned fatal. On Monday, Mukul, a resident of Bajhera Khurd village in Pilkhuwa of Uttar Pradesh, was attacked and poisoned after his morning exercise.
Mukul is reportedly preparing for Agniveer. On Monday morning, after finishing a run, he was sitting near the railway track outside the village when someone called out his name. As he turned, four masked youths got out of a car and began assaulting him without saying a word.
After the assault, the attackers allegedly forced a bottle of poison into Mukul's mouth, causing him to lose consciousness on the spot. A villager named Sohanlal, who happened to be passing by, saw Mukul lying unconscious and alerted his family. He was rushed to Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad, where he remains in critical condition.
The victim's father, Anil, has filed an FIR against unidentified assailants. Given the seriousness of the case, Pilkhuwa police are investigating multiple angles, including the possibility of personal rivalry and the involvement of a larger group.
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