In Bulandshahr, a police inspector, who had probed the Akhlaq lynching case died of gunshot injuries as a rampaging mob torched a police post
Latest News: Chaos reigned in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Monday over protests against alleged illegal slaughterhouses in the area. A police inspector, who had probed the Akhlaq lynching case initially, and a youth died of gunshot injuries as a rampaging mob torched a police post and clashed with cops. According to eye-witnesses, around 300-500 people had attacked the entire police force.
What led to the violence in Bulandshahr?
Bulandshahr Violents: The trouble started after villagers found some body parts of the cow and its progeny in a jungle in Mahaw village, according to the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Anand Kumar. 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. 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.
300-500 people attacked police force
Sub Inspector Suresh Kumar, an eyewitness in the killing of Uttar Pradesh Police Inspector Subodh Kumar claimed that around 300-500 people had attacked the entire police force. Kumar said, “The crowd jammed the road and started throwing stones at the police. There were around 300-500 people. The entire police force was attacked. I got hurt myself and after that, I do not know what happened.”
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