On the first anniversary of the Batla house encounter in Delhi in which two persons hailing from the district were killed, a protest dharna was organised here today demanding a judicial inquiry into the incident.
Led by Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey, activists of Peoples Union for Civil Liberties and Sanjarpur Sangharsh Seva Samiti staged a dharna near the collectorate.
Pandey alleged that innocent people were being killed in the name of encounters and Muslims in large numbers harassed, forcing the community to raise questions on the system which was detrimental to the unity and brotherhood between the communities.
On the Batla killings, Pandey claimed that those killed were innocent and demanded a probe into the encounter.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the district, officials said, adding so far there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere.
