Dainik Bhaskar investigates the violence in Balaichi on 22 October. Among them, two defendants admitted on camera that they had participated in the violence. After that, the police began to take active action.
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The two gangsters were arrested by police on Wednesday. The name of one is Prem Kumar Mishra and the other is Saburi Mishra. Both men admitted to police looting, arson and stone-throwing during the violence.
Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla said Prem Kumar and Saburi were residents of Salikpurwa village in Rampurwa. Both were involved in the arson and robbery incident in Maharajganj on October 14.
The police arrested the accused Prem Kumar and Saburi Mishra.
Today, Wednesday, Hardi police station in-charge Kamal Shankar’s team arrested two persons from Rampurwa intersection.
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We met two young men on the road to Bedwa village, 5 kilometers from Maharajganj. We wonder if they were involved in violence? At first he denied it, but after chatting for a long time, he explained the matter in sequence.
Youth Saburi Mishra said: Yesterday (October 14) we were in Maharajganj. The reporter asked, did you set fire? To this, the young man said – yes – yes, what else, the vehicle was burned. The store was burned down. Many expensive vehicles were burned. If there are many people going together, it is not necessarily just one of us who plays, and whoever has his turn plays.
Another youth Prem Mishra said that some people betrayed otherwise the entire Maharajganj would have been destroyed. The police gave 2 hours. In response, the first young man said, that’s why all the police left.
The riot the two young men were talking about happened on October 14th. Ram Gopal Mishra’s funeral procession was taken out that day. Hundreds of people from nearby villages attended the event. During this period, houses and shops of special classes in Maharajganj were attacked.
It was here that the heroic bicycle establishment was set on fire. Of these, 25 to 30 vehicles were burned. The institution was in the name of Arun Shukla, but Siraj’s money was invested in it. Everyone in the crowd knew this. Apart from this, Lucknow Services Hospital was also burnt down. This also belongs to Muslims.
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The two men, the same defendant, described what they did during the riot. Police made the arrests on Wednesday.
The police will not even register a small FIR without permission from the Ministry of Justice. After the conflict, the injured Sarfaraz and Talim were taken to regional hospitals, where heavy troops were deployed. Our team met an officer from the Hardee Police Department. We will not reveal their identities. The police officer made a big revelation about mutual legal assistance. It is learned that FIRs were not even registered in 151 (minor cases) in 4 nearby police stations without inquiring the Ministry of Justice. The MLA controls the entire constituency. DM-SP just listens to them.
I have received information that Ram Gopal Mishra has developed a tense relationship with Abdul Hamid’s family, the police officer said. Abdul’s son who fired the shot was a villain. If the two had not quarreled, Ram Gopal would not have just pulled down the flag of the Abdul family. There were many Muslim houses with flags on them.
A man came over and made a gesture with his hands, and three people waved from the terrace. We spoke via mobile phone to the then police chief, SK Verma, who was dismissed for his negligence in the violence. He told – More than 15 idols are performing immersive performances in Maharajganj town. The whole trip was normal. The entire controversy over this incident (October 14th) started after the wave.
Three people also waved from the rooftop where the incident took place (where Ram Gopal was murdered). After that the controversy started. I said at the time that I would file a case, but now the problem of playing this song has come to the fore. I don’t know, where did the idea to play this song come from? One person came and left before the parade turned chaotic and things began to escalate.
The incident seemed premeditated. No emergency lasts that long. Before this, I had been in charge of Devipatan exhibitions many times.
What did the MLA say now? We spoke to Sureshwar Singh, a BJP MP from Mahsi. Questioning that even the FIR was not registered at the police station as you wished? Don’t you know there is interference? In this regard, the Ministry of Justice stated that the Masi Police Department bears full responsibility. From a police officer he became a chief inspector and then a sub-inspector. The entire responsibility lies with the police station in charge and the CO. There was a riot five hundred meters away from the police station, and they had no idea. We also complained about its removal but no action was taken.
The event started with Acharya Sandeep’s song playing in an immersive environment. There is talk of the fall of Pakistan. Is it wrong to raise the slogan “Pakistan Murdabad”? Only Pakistanis can object. The DJ lead role was cancelled. The inspector stood, as did the head of the outpost. If we had taken him to the police station, things would not have gone further.
Former MLA claims – The incident was planned after 12 o’clock at night, there is a fire every two kilometers
We went to meet KK Ojha, a former MLA and SP leader from the same area. Ojha is the BSP MLA from Mahasi Assembly. Has contested the 2022 Samajwadi Party elections. He told – the boy climbed on his (Abdul Hamid’s) roof and tore down the flag and then he was murdered. This is just an event.
At 12 o’clock in the night, the body of the deceased appeared at the district hospital, and a crowd gathered. Meanwhile, the public evicted the MLA (Sureshwar Singh). When he saw that I was being opposed, he joined the rioters. Since then, similar incidents have occurred in some villages. There is a fire every two kilometers.
Is there less police power? We arrived at Hardi Police Station where we met the station staff. We spoke to Munshi via hidden camera. He said-During this immersion, there was a shortage of police force in Maharajganj town. Only police officers from one of our police stations were present.
He said – There are a total of 4 places in our area that conduct idol immersion activities. Maharajganj is already sensitive to this. We requested additional police presence in the area, but this was not approved.
We’ve had additional police forces before. We organized the entire program together with police officers from police stations and outposts. As there are more than 15 statues in the town, police are stationed everywhere.
The SDM said the accused had four licensed weapons and no judge was appointed in Maharajganj. Now we meet Mahsi Tehsil SDM Akhilesh Singh (now removed). He was also injured in the incident. We obtained information from him about preparations for the program. He said – “Whether there is a police shortage or not, that’s not our department’s problem.” We have deployed two magistrates in the tehsil area. In Maharajganj, idols are traditionally immersed in advance. There is nothing new in this regard.
We have not deployed any magistrate in Maharajganj town. We arrived at the scene ourselves half an hour after the incident. The defendant, Abdul Hamid, had four licensed weapons in his home. When violence broke out the next day on October 14, our side was fully prepared. SDM Sardar himself took the body from the autopsy room to the house of the deceased. Marshal Saheb personally attended Tehsil along with the troops.
The murderous violence took place after Ram Gopal Mishra waved a flag at Abdul Hameed’s house.
Special Intelligence Claims – Incomplete Preparations, Failure of Local Intelligence We contacted the Special Intelligence Unit to find out where the government went wrong. Here we met the director of the center. We asked some questions about this violence via hidden cameras.
He said the incident in Maharajganj on October 13 could have been avoided. Even if there was adequate police presence on the scene, there wasn’t.
After the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra, tensions began to rise in the region. The next day, October 14, his body arrived in the village. The people reached Tessir with him. Police negligence was evident, as were failures by local intelligence services.
The entire issue was also discussed with SP Vrinda Shukla. He acknowledged that there was not enough police presence at the scene, but categorically denied that the police allowed the gangsters to commit any form of violence.
He said action had been taken against those who committed violence. The investigation is ongoing. Action will be taken against anyone found to be involved in the incident.
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