Bulandshahr unrest: 4 arrested after cow slaughter rumours sparked off mob violence

Bulandshahr: Four people were arrested on Tuesday after police lodged an FIR against over two dozen people for rioting and murder in connection with the violence.
As many as 27 people have been named in the FIR, registered around 3 am, while cases have been lodged against 50 to 60 unidentified people.

A police inspector, who had probed the Akhlaq lynching case initially, and a 20-year-old local man died of gunshot injuries on Monday as a rampaging mob protesting alleged illegal cow slaughter torched a police post here and clashed with cops, according to police.

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. CM only keeps saying cow cow cow. #Bulandshahr pic.twitter.com/ohILXKCj3w

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Additional Director General (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar had said the protestors from Mahaw village and nearby areas pelted stones on police and indulged in arson, set ablaze several vehicles and Chingarwathi Police Chowki, after body parts of cows were found in a jungle near the village, prompting the police to open fire.

#Bulandshahr: Wreath laying ceremony of Police Inspector Subodh Kumar who died in a clash between police & locals yesterday pic.twitter.com/HYcjsiEUmb

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"Four of the named accused have been arrested," Circle Officer, Syana, Satya Prakash Sharma said on Tuesday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bulandshahr, Krishna B Singh said police were probing the matter and raids were being conducted to arrest the other accused.
The accused have been booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 147, 148, 149 (related to rioting), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 341 (wrongful restraint), 302 (murder), 307 (murder attempt), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house), among others.

Also read: Cow slaughter rumours spark off mob violence in Bulandshahr, policeman among 2 killed

The incident took place in Mahao village in Syana area of Bulandshahr, some 100 km from Delhi when a cow carcass was allegedly found in a thicket. The news travelled fast in the area and the situation worsened. A large crowd staged a blockade of the Bulandshahr-Dhar highway, carrying the cow carcass. The police tried to intervene, which led to hostilities.

With agency inputs