Bulandshahr mob violence: 2 arrested, 4 detained in killing of cop
December 04, 2018 09:15
Security has been beefed up in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district of western Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas in the aftermath of the violence that broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday evening, killing a police official.
The police officer, SHO Subodh Kumar Singh, was the investigating officer in the Akhlaq lynching case that rocked the nation in the early days of the Modi government.
On September 28, 2015 a mob barged into the house of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri. The mob dragged him and his son out of the house and beat him to death while critically injuring his son. Akhlaq was accused of killing a calf and keeping the meat in his fridge.
A mob rampaged through a Bulandshahr neighbourhood against alleged cow slaughter on December 3, during which Singh and a youth died.
The UP Police carried out multiple raids through the intervening night of December 3 and 4, but were yet to locate Singh's firearm and mobile phone.
Two people have been arrested and four detained in this connection, police said.
Additionally, an FIR has been registered against a total of 65 persons -- 25 named and 40 unnamed.
District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh said he has spoken to officers to ensure security in the adjoining areas, specially Jewar and Dankaur, which have boundaries with Bulandshahr.
"Caution is being taken," Singh said.
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