Bulandshahr violence: Army hands over man accused of killing Inspector Subodh to UP STF; probe underway

Meerut STF team reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore and took Jitu Fauji aka Jitendra in its custody on Saturday evening. As per Jeetu’s brother and father that the police have been ‘troubling’ them since the day violence broke out.

New Delhi: The absconding army Jitendra Malik who is accused of killing Inspector Subodh Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, following suspicion of cow slaughter; has now been arrested by Army and has been handed over to UP STF.  The STF is currently quizzing Jitendra and is yet to be officially arrested. The Army has assured all the support in the probe. Jitendra is a part of 22 National Riffles and has been posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore. He was in his village on a 15-day leave, which was scheduled to end on Tuesday. Meerut STF team reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore and took Jitu Fauji aka Jitendra in its custody on Saturday evening.  As per Jeetu’s brother and father that the police have been ‘troubling’ them since the day violence broke out. On the other hand police have they can be certain about Jeetu’s involvement in the murder only after they are finished with the investigation.

SSP STF Abhishek Singh in Meerut, on #Bulandshahr case: We've arrested Army jawan Jitendra Malik(pic 2), he was handed over by Army at 12:50 am today.Preliminary interrogation has been done.He is being sent to Bulandshahr(pic 3), will be produced before court for judicial custody pic.twitter.com/i4NohtsdaL

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 9, 2018

Video confirms Jitendra was in Bulandshahr when violence broke out:  Meanwhile, a video from the day of violence has surfaced where accused Jeetu Fauji can be seen Chingravthi police station. Jitendra can be seen raising slogans in the video. Earlier, his wife Priyanka had claimed that he wasn’t in Bulandshahr the day violence broke out and had gone for shopping.