Throwing open challenge to law enforcing agencies under the Yogi Adityanath’s Government, unidentified motorcycle— borne miscreants struck terror in Muzaffarnagar after they opened indiscriminate fire on a senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader on Wednesday morning.
Surprisingly, the agitated supporters hurled abuses on local Party MlA and later also manhandled the Nagar Palika Chairman, alleging him to have orchestrated the killing. The local police had tough time to rescue the Chairman from the hands of agitated mob, who later also staged a blockade for several hours on Delhi-Dehradun road demanding arrest of the killers. Interestingly, the cops also detained one of the corporator on suspicion but his supporters attacked the cops and get him released forcibly creating tension in the area. Heavy police force in patrolling to avert any clash between the two groups. later in the evening, local police arrested Paras Jain in the killing.
Reports said that Raja Balmiki (40), executive member of the BJP, who earlier remained general secretary in the district unit of the Party in Muzaffarnagar, was sitting in his dairy at Khatoli when three motorcycle borne miscreants reached and opened indiscriminate fire killing the saffron leader on the spot. All the three miscreants later fled from scene of crime. The killing of ruling Party leader went like a wild fire and within no time, hundreds of his supporters reached and started raising slogans and hurled abused on their own Party MlA Vikram Saini. In the meantime, Chairman of the Nagar Palika Parishad, Paras Jain reached to pay his condolence on the killing but the mob also manhandled him along with his personal security guards. luckily, some cops present at the scenario somehow managed to rescue the chairman and shifted him. The agitated mob then moved to Indira Murti crossing on Delhi-Dehradun highway and staged a blockade demanding arrest of the culprits.
Meanwhile sources said that on apprehension, the local police detained a local corporator Raju Balmiki for interrogation but his supporters attacked the police party and forcibly get the leader released from their clutches. later on application of the family members, local police registered a case in this regard against Nagar Palika chairman, Paras Jain and 3 unknown persons and heavy police force in patrolling to maintain peace. The cops claimed to have arrested Paras Jain and trying to identify the killers with the help of the Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) footage installed near the crime scenario. However, so far they failed to get any lead which could took them close to the killers.
Meanwhile in a separate case reported from Saharanpur, unknown miscreants created panic after they allegedly shot at a doctor when he was attending to his patients in Deoband area of the district on Tuesday night.
Reports said that two unknown miscreant opened fire at Dr Anuj Goyal in which he suffered injuries in his leg on Tuesday night. The shooters fled the scene while Goyal was taken to a hospital in in Meerut after being administered first aid.
The doctor’s nursing home is opposite to the Deoband bus stand where the incident took place. The shooters are still absconding and a hunt has been launched to catch them with the help of CCTV footage. Police said Goyal had also been kidnapped few years back. The doctor’s relatives have filed an FIR against unknown persons. The doctor was also provided security cover after the Tuesday’s attack.