Raipur: chhattisgarh police Already made their first arrest inside mob lynching case took three lives minority youtha 23-year-old suspect was arrested more than two weeks after the incident.
defendant, Harsh MishraA resident of Raipur, the state capital, and working in a cement retail store, he was arrested from Borsi in neighboring Durg district.The arrests came 16 days after the incident, when police faced criticism and members of the minority Muslim community staged large demonstrations demanding the immediate arrest of defendants involved in the lynching.
Kirtan Rathore, who led a 14-member team to investigate, said: “One of the accused has been arrested and the search for other accomplices is on.” investigation Enter the event. “At this time we cannot say whether there are any looking at the cow or other groups involved. Investigation is ongoing,” he told TOI.
The incident occurred on the Mahanadi River Bridge on June 7. Two young people were found dead on the river bed and the other was seriously injured. Later it was reported that these young people were from saharanpur In Uttar Pradesh, they were transporting buffaloes when they were allegedly intercepted by cow vigilantes.
After the first arrest, the police issued a cautious statement, saying: “On the evening of June 7, 2024, Chand Miya, the son of the deceased Naushad Khan, 23 years old, a resident of Gram Lakhnauti, Tanagango, Saharanpur District, UP along with his companions Saddam Khan and Qudu Khan were traveling in a truck with registration number CG/07/CG/3929, loaded with livestock, on the wrong side of the road from Mahasamund to Alang. The vehicle chased the truck, resulting in the death of Chand Miya and serious injuries to Guddu Khan and Saddam Khan. The two were taken to the hospital but died during treatment. Later, the Alang police station targeted unidentified people. person filed an FIR.
Fearing arrest after Saddam Khan died during treatment, the accused Harsh Mishra hid himself in a female friend’s room near Durgborsi to ensure isolation from the outside world. He was subsequently arrested by the SIT and charged under Sections 304, 308 and 34 of IPC, after which the court remanded him to judicial custody. judicial custodypolice said.
defendant, Harsh MishraA resident of Raipur, the state capital, and working in a cement retail store, he was arrested from Borsi in neighboring Durg district.The arrests came 16 days after the incident, when police faced criticism and members of the minority Muslim community staged large demonstrations demanding the immediate arrest of defendants involved in the lynching.
Kirtan Rathore, who led a 14-member team to investigate, said: “One of the accused has been arrested and the search for other accomplices is on.” investigation Enter the event. “At this time we cannot say whether there are any looking at the cow or other groups involved. Investigation is ongoing,” he told TOI.
The incident occurred on the Mahanadi River Bridge on June 7. Two young people were found dead on the river bed and the other was seriously injured. Later it was reported that these young people were from saharanpur In Uttar Pradesh, they were transporting buffaloes when they were allegedly intercepted by cow vigilantes.
After the first arrest, the police issued a cautious statement, saying: “On the evening of June 7, 2024, Chand Miya, the son of the deceased Naushad Khan, 23 years old, a resident of Gram Lakhnauti, Tanagango, Saharanpur District, UP along with his companions Saddam Khan and Qudu Khan were traveling in a truck with registration number CG/07/CG/3929, loaded with livestock, on the wrong side of the road from Mahasamund to Alang. The vehicle chased the truck, resulting in the death of Chand Miya and serious injuries to Guddu Khan and Saddam Khan. The two were taken to the hospital but died during treatment. Later, the Alang police station targeted unidentified people. person filed an FIR.
Fearing arrest after Saddam Khan died during treatment, the accused Harsh Mishra hid himself in a female friend’s room near Durgborsi to ensure isolation from the outside world. He was subsequently arrested by the SIT and charged under Sections 304, 308 and 34 of IPC, after which the court remanded him to judicial custody. judicial custodypolice said.
