Bulandshahr Violence: Inspector Subodh Singh's son says ‘Hindu-Muslim dispute took away my father's life’

Martyred Inspector Subodh's older brother wept at his father's funeral demanded immediate probe in the case. Inspector Subodh Kumar, who was posted at the Siana Police Station, died in the violence as a mob protesting over illegal cow slaughter went on a rampage torching a police post and clashed with police, which opened fire.

ABP News accessed the First Information Report which contains detail of those involved in the violence on Monday. Prominently featuring in the list of the known suspect/unknown accused is Yogesh Raj, a resident of Nayabans. Raj is allegedly a member of the fringe group Bajrang Dal.

NEW DELHI: Abhishek, the younger son of the policeman Subodh Kumar Singh who was killed after a rampaging mob protesting alleged illegal cow slaughter torched a police post, on Tuesday said “My father wanted me to be a good citizen who doesn't incite violence in society in the name of religion. He further asked "Today my father lost his life in this Hindu-Muslim dispute, tomorrow whose father will lose his life?” Martyred Inspector Subodh's older brother wept at his father's funeral demanded probe and immediate action. "He was a very good human being. The last time I talked to him, he asked me if I had food. He lost his life in the line of duty." He further added, "Sometimes, he was threatened and told not to investigate some case...but he always did." While talking to news agency ANI, Subodh Singh’s sister alleged “My brother was investigating Akhlaq case and 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. CM only keeps saying cow cow cow.” ABP News accessed the First Information Report which contains detail of those involved in the violence on Monday. Prominently featuring in the list of the known suspect/unknown accused is Yogesh Raj, a resident of Nayabans. Raj is allegedly a member of the fringe group Bajrang Dal. Another prime accused in Satender Rajput. BJP Yuva Morcha leader Shikhar Aggarwal and Upendra Raghav of VHP are also named in the FIR and were reportedly at the forefront flaring up violence. Among the four arrested so far are Chaman and Devendra. How the violence erupted:  ADG Anand Kumar said that according to reports he had received, Raj Kumar, a former chief of Mahav village, had informed the Syana police about the carcasses of five to six cows in his field. Inspector Subodh Kumar was attached to the same police station. “The deceased inspector had gone to the village (around 9am) with (three) other constables and was talking to the villagers when some people loaded the carcasses on a tractor-trolley, took it to the highway, blocked it and attacked the Chingrawathi outpost,” the officer was quoted by the Telegraph, India. “Subodh rushed to the protest site where over 400 villagers from three villages, Mahav, Nayawas and Chingrawathi, had assembled by then. They attacked the police. Subodh suffered injuries and died on the way to hospital. The protesters continued attacking the police and fired from country-made pistols. The police too used force in self-defence.” Earlier, Anand Kumar said there was a presumption that Kumar was hit by a brick but post-mortem reports later confirmed that the police officer had died of a bullet wound. “It is clarified that Subodh Kumar Singh was the investigating officer of the Akhlaque lynching case of Dadri from September 28, 2015, till November 9, 2015,” he told reporters. Reports say Sumit, a second-year college student, had come to his village to prepare for physical test as he intended to join the Railways after his graduation. His family says he had no role in the violence but came in between the crossfire between agitators and the police. Sumit suffered a bullet injury and was declared dead during treatment in hospital.