Mirzapur-like Gunfight Erupts In UP's Bareilly Over Land Dispute, Video Goes Viral

A violent shootout erupted between two groups over a land dispute, resulting in one injury in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

An exchange of gunfire broke out between two groups in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh over a land dispute on Saturday. ( Image Source :X/@samajwadiparty )

A gunfight broke out between two groups in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh over a land dispute on Saturday. The captured video of the gang war looked like a scene out of a movie, has now gone viral on social media.

The one and a half minute video shows members of two opposing groups exchanging gunfire on a road while onlookers scramble to protect themselves.

The incident occurred in the Izzatnagar area near Bajrang Dhaba on the Pilibhit bypass road.

As per India Today report, the confrontation began when builder, Rajiv Rana, and his associates arrived at Shankara Mahadeva Marbles on Pilibhit bypass road with JCBs and started vandalising the shop. Soon, the marble shop owner, Aditya Upadhyay, arrived, leading to a heated argument. The situation quickly escalated into a shootout between the two sides.

Several rounds were fired, resulting in one person being injured. Additionally, two JCB machines were set on fire as the gang war raged on for hours in broad daylight. Local reports indicated that over 150 people armed with weapons were involved in the gunfire.

'Goondaism' Was At Its Peak In UP: Samajwadi Party

Lashing out at the UP CM Yogi Adityanath, the Samajwadi Party said "goondaism" was at its summit in Uttar Pradesh.

"The morale of the criminals is high. In Bareilly, goons opened fire in broad daylight over a land dispute. When will the Chief Minister rein in the mafias that are thriving with government blessings? The public is troubled by the unsafe environment of the state," the Samajwadi Party tweeted along with a clip of the incident on its social media handle X.

उत्तर प्रदेश में चरम पर गुंडाराज, अपराधियों के हौसले बुलंद !

बरेली में जमीन के कब्जे को लेकर सत्ता संरक्षित गुंडों ने दिनदहाड़े बरसाईं गोलियां।

सरकारी आशीर्वाद से पनप रहे माफियाओं पर कब लगाम कसेंगे मुख्यमंत्री?

प्रदेश के असुरक्षित माहौल से त्रस्त हो चुकी है जनता। pic.twitter.com/9vFjha0Kd8

— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) June 22, 2024

The situation was eventually brought under control when police arrived and arrested two individuals. A case has been registered, and authorities are searching for the rest of the suspects who fled the scene.