An eyewitness of a murder case was shot dead in Jain Nagar locality in Firozabad on Sunday. Alleging laxity of local police in providing security cover to the victim as a reason behind the murder, the kin of the victim staged protest, fought a pitched battled with the police and then jammed the National Highway number 2.
In the violent protest, property of worth several lakh was damaged while some police men including a sub inspector and two constables suffered injuries. Taking a stern note the incident the government suspended two policemen.The deceased Vinay Yadav of Jain Nagar under Uttar Police station area was an eyewitness in a murder case allegedly involving a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader of the area.
According to police, Vinay was sitting at the front of his house when three motorcycle-borne miscreants, who were wearing helmets, shot him dead. Yadav was an eyewitness in a 2008 murder case, in which former BSP’s district, President Fateh Singh is the main accused and is yet to be arrested.
As the news of his murder reached to villagers, they got infuriated. They along with Yadav’s family members staged demonstration on the Agra-Firozabad road putting the corpse on the road. They were demanding arrest of miscreants and action against the policemen.
later when the police tried to dispel them from the road, they retaliated and threw stones at the police party. The angry mob also damaged government property during the protest. later a team of police led by Superintendent of Police (SP), Rakesh Singh reached the place. The SP managed to persuade the family after which the Yadav’s body was handed over to the police for post-mortem.
The SP assured the protesters that Yadav’s murder case would be worked out soon. He said two policemen, including the incharge of Uttar and Dakshin police stations, had been suspended. Jain Nagar locality falls in Uttar police station area.
Source in police department said the deceased had been demanding security for himself apprehending threat to his life but the police refused to budge. “He was getting threats constantly and his family members were also unhappy with the apathy of local police which turned down their request. When Vinay was shot dead, his kin went berserk and they along with their kin were out to protest the police and the district administration,’ the sources said.