Sitapur/Sultanpur, April 12 -- A series of violent incidents involving suspected criminal activity have been reported from different districts of Uttar Pradesh, leaving several people critically injured and one elderly man dead.

In Sitapur district, a shocking incident occurred on Sunday around 3:00 am in the Sadarpur area.

Unidentified assailants entered a house and opened fire on a man and his three-year-old son while they were asleep. Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors described their condition as critical.

Before the attack, the miscreants had allegedly broken the lock of a nearby temple, raising suspicions that the crime was carried out with an intent to loot.

A similar incident was reported from the Turan...