Bulandshahr violence LIVE UPDATES: Martyred Policeman’s sister says Subodh Singh was killed because he was investigating Akhlaq's case

Background

After violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Monday over the alleged illegal slaughter of cattle which left a police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh dead, ABP News sources reveal that the man who shot Subodh Kumar Singh is said to be is a retired army soldier. The retired soldier is said to be a resident of Bulandshahr's Mahav village, which is located only a short distance from the spot. In the case, the police have arrested two and four have been detained. The state government has announced financial assistance of Rs 40 lakh to the wife of the inspector. In a statement issued, the Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar announced, "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial assistance of Rs 40 lakh to the wife of Subodh Kumar Singh and Rs 10 lakh to his parents." The Chief Minister  Yogi Adityanath also announced an extraordinary pension for the dependent family of the deceased inspector and government job for a member of his family. Police have now imposed section 144 in the area. Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is in Rajasthan for the election campaign, said strict action will be taken against the guilty after the probe reports are received. A Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the matter and submit a report to the Uttar Pradesh government at the earliest. A video on social media sites is doing the round which allegedly shows the slain officer hanging upside down from his official vehicle, apparently shot in the head. In the same video, apparently shot by locals, youths are seen running around the vehicle and identifying that the SHO has been shot. A post-mortem report later confirmed that the officer suffered both gunshot injuries and was also hit by a hard and blunt object. The officer had probed the lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri, also over allegations of cow slaughter.

Here's What Happened In Bulandshahr -

Giving details of the incident, ADG Law and Order Anand Kumar said in Lucknow that trouble started after villagers found some body parts of cows in a jungle in Mahaw village. "This morning carcasses of the cows were found dumped in a forest area outside the village. Activists of right-wing organisations soon gathered at the spot and alleged that people of a community were indulging in cow slaughter," he 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 State Highway. Bulandshahr District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha, Sub-divisional Magistrate Avinash Kumar Maurya and other senior officials tried to reason with the protestors but they refused to budge. The protesters soon turned violent, pelting stones on policemen and indulging in arson, he said, adding that police had to open fire in self-defence. Kumar said the UP government acted swiftly and ordered an SIT probe, besides an inquiry by the ADG intelligence and a magisterial probe. He said that additional reinforcements have been rushed to the spot of violence, and described the situation as under control. "Police inspector Subodh Kumar died in hospital during treatment after being hit by a blunt object, probably stone," he said. Postmortem report has revealed that Kumar died due to bullet injury.

14:55 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2018

Ratan, mother of Jeetendra who is accused in Bulandshahr violence says "I was not at home but villagers say that 70 policemen came without any women official and vandalized the house, they even beat up my daughter-in-law."

14:45 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2018

RT @ANINewsUP: ADG Law & Order Anand Kumar: It would be premature to say it was an intelligence failure or failure of any other agency. No…

13:51 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2018

Four people have been arrested so far. We are not aware of which group is Yogesh Raj affiliated to. He has not been arrested yet: Anand Kumar, ADG (L&O), UP

13:48 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2018

Subodh Kumar Singh was the IO of the Akhlaq lynching case, Dadri from 28th Sept 2015 till 9th Nov 2015. Charge sheet was filled in the case by a different IO in March 2016.

12:51 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2018

Uttar Pradesh Minister OP Rajbhar alleges “this is a pre planned conspiracy by VHP, Bajrang Dal and RSS, now police is even naming some BJP members. Why protest happened on same day as Muslim Ijtema event? It was an attempt to disturb peace.”