INDIA
DNA Web Team | Dec 03, 2018, 07:19 PM IST
1.Protesters clash with police
Additional Director General of Meerut zone Prashant Kumar said the protesters from Mahaw village and nearby areas pelted stones on the police and indulged in arson setting several vehicles and the Chingarwathi Police Chowki on fire.
Inspector Subodh Kumar, who was posted at the Syana Police Station, died in the violence, he said, but did not elaborate. Police said a 20-year-old youth, identified as Sumit died of gun-shot wounds.
The mob resorted in stone pelting while the policemen tried to get things under control. The police were also forced to retaliate and fired into the mob to control the protesters.
In the process, police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was critically injured and later he passed away.
2.Another youngester killed
Another youngster named Sumit who had been admitted to a hospital in Meerut also succumbed to his injuries. SUmit was a 2nd year student. The deceased had gone to drop his friend who came to his place to give an invitation and got caught in the ruckus. Family members claim that he had been shot in his chest.
3.Official statement
Anand Kumar (ADG L&O) said: “One policeman died in stone pelting from villagers, later a local Sumit also got shot and was shifted to a hospital in Meerut where he succumbed to injuries. Probe is underway to find out who shot him Bulandshahr.”
4.Huge police contingent
A huge police force contingent has been deployed on the spot. The ADG Zone and IG Range have rushed to the spot from Meerut.
According to Zee Media, the police resorted to firing once mob had resorted to arson, but it only worsened the situation. The stone pelting increased in intensity and many cars were burnt down. In the mayhem, Subodh Kumar Singh and his assistant were injured. Singh later succumbed to his injuries
The situation is now under control.
5.How trouble started
The trouble started after villagers found some body parts of cow and its progeny in a jungle in Mahaw village, the ADG said.
Angry villagers and members of various Hindu groups brought the animal remains in tractor-trolley to the Chingarwathi Police Chowki and demanded action against the culprits.
They raised slogans against the police administration and blocked the Bulandshahr-Garh highway.
6.Police fired in self-defence
District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha said police and senior officials tried to reason with the protestors but they refused to budge.
As Sub-divisional Magistrate Avinash Kumar Maurya arrived on the scene, protesters turned violent, pelting stones on policemen and indulging in arson.
District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha said police had to open fire in self-defence.
7.Ex-investigating officer in Akhlaq case
Incidentally, inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was the investigation officer in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case and was instrumental in getting the meat samples to the lab on time.
Subodh Kumar Singh was transferred in the middle of the investigation. While there were widespread allegations of corruption against Singh, UP police maintained that Singh's transfer was a routine one.
8.Cop was shot dead
Amid reports that the cop was lynched, the ADG said the exact reason for his death will be known after a post-mortem and the inquiry by the ADG-intelligence who has been asked to submit a report in 48 hours. The ADG said that security has been bolstered in the area with 500 personnel of Rapid Action Force and 600 personnel of Provincial Armed Constabulary.
The post mortem has confirmed that the late Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was shot dead. The bullet entered his left eyebrow and is lodged inside his skull. A video has also gone viral showing the insepctorbeing besieged by a mob, before gun shots could be heard.
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