The ruling Samajwadi Party legislator Azimul Haque alias Pahalwan is among the four named in the FIR for sensational killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ram Manohar Gupta on Wednesday night.
Communal tension gripped the sensitive town of Tanda in Ambedkar Nagar district once again following the murder. The VHP activists already staged a strong protest over the killing which is second of a senior VHP leader.
Taking the situation seriously, police directorate already dispatched additional companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) along with Rapid Action Force (RAF) and civil police in Tanda and other places of the district in view of the tension. While Superintendent of Police(SP) Sunil Kumar Saxena was camping in the area to avert any further trouble.Government also directed sleuths of Special Task Force to assist the Ambedkar Nagar police in cracking down the case at earliest.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader was sprayed with bullets by two motorcycle-borne criminals on Wednesday night.
The town was abuzz with rumours entire night as the kin of the slain leader kept his body on the road in protest. The VHP activists were more agitated as the town was placed under curfew in July last when Babu Ram Gupta, uncle of Ram Manohar, was shot dead allegedly by the same group. The family members of Ram Manohar Gupta had accused the local MlA of the crime.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Commissioner of Faizabad Sanjay Prasad and DIG Faizabad range BD Paulsan had reached the spot to monitor the situation even as no arrest was made so far. ADG (law and order), Mukul Goel claimed that adequate force has been provided to Ambedkarnagar to check any clash. He said that probe is on in the matter and guilty will be not spared.