Tension still prevails in Bulundshahr where communal clash took place following eve-teasing case and claimed lives of three persons on Tuesday. District administration, which strengthened the security to avert further clash had claimed to have arrested five persons in connection with violence while one sub-inspector was placed under suspension for dereliction on duty.
``Situation in Bulundshahr is completely under control but adequate force has been deployed to ensure no fresh violence", disclosed IG (law and Order) Amrendra Sengar here on Wednesday evening. He said that cases have been registered in connection with the violence and arrest have already made by the local police. He said that senior officers were directed to personally monitor the security so that peace could be maintained in the area.
It may be mentioned that three persons were on Tuesday killed and four others injured when a clash broke out between two groups over an eve-teasing incident in Fareedpur locality of Khurja Dehat area of the district.
According to Superintendent of Police (Dehat) Vijay Gautam, the clash started when a 16-year-old girl was allegedly eve-teased by a youth belonging to upper caste. An altercation followed and the girl’s uncle Inderpal Jatav was shot dead in Fareedpur village, police said.later, in retaliation, some people attacked houses of people belonging to the upper caste, in which two persons- Balbir Singh and Om Prakash - were killed.
Stones were also pelted on police team as it reached the crime spot. Four seriously injured persons were rushed to a Government hospital.Meanwhile two villagers were killed when miscreants involved in theft opened fire at them in Aligarh late on Tuesday night. Reports said that some criminals went to Hassanpur locality of Madrak in Aligarh late on Tuesday night to steal buffaloes belonging to one Shishupal Baghel.
When they opened two of the cattle, Shishupal’s son Jagmohan wake up and had challenged the criminals on which they opened fire and injured him critically. later, his father and some other villagers also wake up and tried to nab the criminals on which they opened fire burst injuring Shishupal along with Ramji lal aka Pappu Valmiki and
Hemendra aka Hemu Baghel. The miscreants managed to escape. later all the injured were rushed to District Hospital where Shishupal and Ramji lal were pronounced dead upon arrival while others two were battling for their lives. They were referred to Medical College. A case has been registered in this regard and efforts were made to nab the accused.