Ghaziabad: In a new twist to the sensational case of an elderly Muslim man Abdul Shamad Saifi being thrashed in Ghaziabad's Loni, the local Police have claimed that it was a case of "personal enimity" saying that few people angry with him because he had given a 'taweez' (amulet) to one of the accused which reportedly did not work in good fortune and mishap occured in the family, instead.
However, son of the victim has rejected the claims made by Ghaziabad police.
Victim's son Bablu Saifi has said that a man named Ummed Pehelwan took his father to police station and lodged an FIR. However, Bablu said he was not aware as to how Ummed Pehelwan got to know about the incident.
Bablu also said that they were never into amulet selling and instead were into metal and woodwork business.
Ummed Pehelwan is said to be a suspect in the entire case as it can be an attempt to project the incident as communal violence. Ummed is Samajwadi party leader and his picture with former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has also emerged.
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In the video clip, which surfaced on social media lately, the elderly Muslim man is heard saying he was thrashed by some young men and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
Meanwhile, a Police official said that three people -- Kalloo Gurjar, Parvesh Gurjar and Adil -- have been arrested for assaulting Saifi. Police are also looking for four others -- Polly, Himanshu, Arif and Murshid.
If the Police claim that the incident is not communal then it becomes important to understand as to who is trying to give the violence a communal angle? While speaking to ABP News, Ghaziabad SSP Amit Pathak has said that hunt is on to tap those who are trying to turn the incident into communal violence.
As per reports, it was Ummed Pehelwan who lodged an FIR in this regard on June 7 against unidentified persons. Samad later took part in a Facebook Live with Ummed where he alleged that he was abducted and thrashed by the assailants who also forced him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
ABP News has learnt that Police is looking for Ummed Pehelwan for questionning.
Victim's Relatives Accuse Police Of Diverging The Incident
It is also to be noted that Abdul Shamad Saifi's son Bablu has accused Ghaziabad police of diverging the topic. Bablu has claimed that Police inspector of Loni Police station is trying his best to hush up the incident.
Bablu has also claimed that Police have lodged an FIR but not exactly detailed by his father.
The FIR has been lodged under sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity between groups on ground of religion, class etc), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).