Angry at no onions in omelettes, local goon shoots at egg vendor in UP

Zee Media Bureau

Lucknow: Annoyed over the absence of onion in omelette, a local history sheeter entered into an altercation with the egg vendor, Deepu Kashyap, and shot him in Etah district on Saturday. The incident took place at around 7:30 pm when a local goon Yogesh reached Kashyap`s stall along with his friends and relatives and ordered omelettes. While eating, Yogesh realised that there was no onion in the omelette and told the egg vendor. When the egg vendor replied that he couldn`t afford onion as their prices have shot up, Yogesh flew into a rage and entered into an altercation with him. As other people tried to intervene, Yogesh took out a pistol and fired at Kashyap. He was later taken to the hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger. Police has registered a case under attempt to murder and extortion against the accused.