Death toll in Mathura clash rises to 29

June 05, 2016 15:16

The death toll in the clashes between the police and encroachers of Jawahar Bagh has risen to 29 with two more persons succumbing to their injuries even as police registered 45 cases against the occupants.

An unidentified encroacher died during treatment in the district hospital and one Pinakoo, resident of Azamgarh, succumbed to his injuries in SN Medical College in Agra, taking the death toll to 29, Chief Medical Officer Vivek Mishra said.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Singh said 45 cases have been registered against the encroachers in which 3,000 persons have made the accused.

He said some more arrests are possible in the case as police teams are trying to ascertain the accomplices of Ram Vriksh Yadav, the chief of Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi, who were providing financial support and arms to him. Operations in Jawahar Bagh would continue till Monday in search of explosives and weapons, he said.

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