18. P.W. 3 Hashmat Ali, eye-witnesses, stated that on the date of occurrence, after harvesting wheat crop, his brother Zakir Ali and father Chhadammibaksh were heaping at the fields of Fajaruddin. It was around 5.00 in the evening. Accused Babu, Ramchandra, Ramsaran and Ramshankar passed through the front of the door of his house from the side of verandah of Bulaki. All the four accused, hurling abuses, went towards the field where informant's brother and father were heaping wheat and they exhorted to kill Zakir. Ramchandra, Ramsaran and Ramshankar fired at his brother Zakir with their respective country made pistols. When the deceased ran towards standing wheat crop near Dunlop (bullock cart with tyres) accused persons surrounded the victim and accused Ramchandra, Ramsaran and Ramshankar fired shots at and Babu gave blows with 'kanta' on the deceased. When Chhadammibaksh proceeded to rescue him, accused also gave blow on him with 'kanta' which hit near his right ear. This witness along with his younger brother Sabir and one Saifulla reached the place of occurrence and exhorted, the accused persons challenging them to fight opened fire to scare them. Thereafter, all the accused fled towards the verandah of Bulaki. Thereafter, he went to his brother and found that he succumbed to his injures inflicted by kanta and firing shots. This witness further stated that prior to incident, he had seen Babu, Ramchand, Ramsaran, Ramshankar, Inayat, Shamshad, Majid and Bulaki discoursing with each other.
