Azamgarh, Sept. 26 -- A teenage girl lost her life and her lover was critically injured after shots were fired at them in a restaurant in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh today, police sources said.
According to police sources, Akshara Singh (15), a resident of Pakdi Khurd village, and Aditya Singh (20), a resident of Masirpur village, were at a local restaurant near the Lalganj Bypass under the Devgaon Kotwali area around 1-30 pm when Neeraj Singh, the father of the girl, arrived.
After a brief exchange of words with his daughter, Neeraj allegedly whipped out a licensed firearm and opened fire, critically injuring both. He later walked out of the restaurant and escaped.
Eyewitnesses immediately informed the police and called for medic...