Firing at registry office premises in UP's Pratapgarh; two injured

Pratapgarh (UP): Two people were injured in firing at the registry office premises in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday afternoon, police said.

Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said that the registry office is located near the Patti tehsil office, where on Monday Brijesh Tiwari, a resident of Akaripur had come with his relatives Arun Mishra (36) and Aditya Mishra (30), residents of the Sultanpur district, to get the land registered from Jagannath Vishwakarma, the land owner.

He said that during the registration, some people started firing in the registry premises in which Arun Mishra and Aditya Mishra were injured.

On receiving the information, the police took both the injured to the community health centre for treatment, where they were referred to the medical college after first aid. From the medical college, they have been referred to Prayagraj for better treatment.

Police said that efforts are being made to arrest the accused.