BJP and Rudrapur MlA Rajkumar Thukral, who was allegedly accused in communal riot in 2011 and had surrendered before court on Wednesday, got bail on Saturday.
As he got bail from the court then he took out a grand procession in Rudrapur, Udhamsinghnagar. Thukral was absconding since issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) by a court against him on October 16, 2013 in connection with Rudrapur riots of 2011, which left four dead and 60 injured.
The riots had erupted after torn pages of a holy book were found outside a place of worship in the town. His failure to appear in court despite repeated notices led to attachment of his property on December 28. He was declared an absconder after that and a reward of `2,500 was announced for anyone giving information on his whereabouts. The case had been handed over to the CB-CID in 2013 which had filed FIRs against Thukral and others charging them with inciting violence during Rudrapur riots. Opposition BJP has been alleging that theMlA is innocent and being framed as part of a conspiracy to end his political career. Even they had created a day long ruckus in recently concluded budget session of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. Meanwhile he was seeking interim bail from high court and apex court but he was denied any relief from higher court.
MlA Thukral was evading arrest and party leaders were putting pressure on state government to help the innocent MlA. To put pressure on MlA Thukral, Police had seized their property as well.