Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday spoke on the phone to the Dalit man whose son, daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters were shot dead by unknown assailants in Amethi. Senior Congress leader and former Rae Bareli-Amethi MP Sonia Gandhi also extended her sympathy to the family through her son.

The key accused in the Amethi Dalit family murder case was shot by police during the early hours of Saturday while recovering the weapon used to wipe out four of a family, including two kids. The accused Chandan Verma was shot in his leg while he tried to snatch the sub-inspector’s gun, police said.

A man accused of killing an entire Dalit family in Amethi was shot in the leg during weapon recovery. The accused, Chandan Verma, allegedly snatched a police officer's gun and fired at him before bein

Police shoot man accused of killing Dalit family, recover pistol, leading to a scuffle resulting in leg injury.

Chandan Verma was injured in police firing on Saturday. He is accused of killing four members of a family in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.