Published 23:56 IST, December 4th 2018
Bulandshahr on edge, FIRs filed after policeman, civilian killed by violent mob: LIVE UPDATES
Violence broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday over alleged illegal slaughter of cattle, leaving a police inspector and a youth dead as a mob went on a rampage here torching a police post and clashed with police, which opened fire to control the situation, officials said.
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Update at 6:30 PM: National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) issued notice to UP Government over reports of killing of two persons, including a police officer, in the violent agitation over alleged cow slaughter
Update at 5:45 PM: Three accused in the case have been sent to judicial custody of 14 days by District Court
Update at 5:30 PM: UP government removes 20-year-old youth Sumit Kumar's name, who died during the clash, from the FIR.
Update at 3:00 PM: CM Yogi Adityanath called for a meeting with officials on Tuesday at 8:30 PM at his residence, over law and order situation in the state.
Update at 2:00 PM: He worked with utter honesty & took all the responsibility on himself. This is not the first incident, he had bullet injury twice before. But now nobody is giving him justice. Justice will be done only if his killers are killed: Wife of inspector Subodh Kumar
Update at 1:37 pm: Anand Kumar Srivastava, Additional Director General, briefs the media on Bulandshahr violence probe:
Four arrests have been made till now. Five other has been detained. Six teams are at the spot and the police has video footage and eyewitness accounts. We will only arrest those who are culprits. We will not send any innocent person to jail. Local boy Sumit also lost his life. Bullet was recovered from his body too. There is no unrest in Bulandshahr now.
Yogesh is on run. Yogesh Raj, local functionary of the Bajrang Dal, is the culprit and we are trying to nab him. Slain cop Subodh Kumar was first attacked by a blunt object and then someone fired at him. He was in Akhlaq case but he has been transferred from there. Don't know why he was transferred.
Update at 12:36 pm: Paying last respects to Policeman Subodh Singh
Update at 11:30 am-Sister of Policeman Subodh Singh: My brother was investigating Akhlaq case&that is why he was killed,its a conspiracy by Police.He should be declared martyr and memorial should be built. We do not want money.
Update at 10:35 am- Four arrested for Cop Subodh Kumar's murder
Update at 8:55 am- Second FIR filed against 27 people in Bulandshahr case. Given below is the copy of the FIR:
Update at 7:45 am: Post Mortem report has confirmed gun shot injury to Subodh Kumar Singh in addition to injuries sustained by hard and blunt object. The entry of the bullet is near the left eyebrow. As per the report it appears to be a .32 bore. Miscreant looted 3 mobile phones , 32 mm bullet inside head found, injury in the head, waist band, cheeks and knees.
Update at 7:45 am: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced ex gratia of Rs 40 lakh to Wife of inspector Subodh Kumar and 10 Lakh to Parents of the civilian.
Update at 7am: Over 1000 police personnel deployed
Update at 7am: Riot control police on duty
Violence broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday over alleged illegal slaughter of cattle, leaving a police inspector and a youth dead as a mob went on a rampage here torching a police post and clashed with police, which opened fire to control the situation, officials said.
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 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. 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.
Meerut Divisional Commissioner Aneeta C Meshram said she was rushing to the spot to take stock of the situation.
(With inputs from PTI)
09:14 IST, December 4th 2018