RSS worker killed in UP over road breaker dispute; 4 cops suspended, case against 16
An RSS worker was allegedly beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria on Thursday evening following a dispute over a road breaker constructed in front of his house. Police have registered a case against 16 people in connection with the murder and suspended four police personnel, including the Lar police station in-charge.
DIG Gorakhpur Range S Channappa, who visited the spot on Friday, said five teams had been formed to arrest the accused and that their arrests would be made soon.advertisement❮❯ Read Full StoryRSS WORKER KILLED AFTER BREAKER DISPUTEAccording to the family, the dispute began after RSS worker Rameshwar Tiwari had a road breaker constructed in front of his house. On Thursday evening, a group of people allegedly reached the spot and began removing it.
Rameshwar Tiwari's daughter said her father objected to the removal of the breaker, following which the attackers allegedly assaulted him with sticks and iron rods. He was killed in the attack.
She identified seven of the alleged attackers as Sanjay Tiwari, Deepak Tiwari, Pranjal Tiwari, Abhinav Tiwari, Aditya Tiwari, Nikhil Tiwari and another person named in the complaint, along with around 10 unidentified attackers.
The Lar police have registered a case against 16 people in connection with the murder.FAMILY CLAIMS EARLIER THREAT COMPLAINT WAS IGNORED
Rameshwar Tiwari's son, Vikas Tiwari, alleged that his father had approached the police station around three months ago, expressing apprehension that his life was in danger from the people involved in the dispute.
Vikas alleged that no action was taken on the complaint. He said that had action been taken, the incident could have been prevented.
When the DIG was asked about the family's allegation, he said the matter would also be investigated and that those found responsible would not be spared.FOUR POLICE PERSONNEL SUSPENDED
Following the murder, the Lar police station in-charge and three other police personnel were suspended with immediate effect.
DIG S Channappa said five police teams were working to trace and arrest those accused in the case.
The murder has also cast a shadow over the family of Rameshwar Tiwari's son, Vikas, whose marriage had been fixed for February.
Shivansh Dubey, the brother of the woman Vikas was set to marry, had travelled from Siddharthnagar to the spot after the murder. He said the family had received threats that not only Rameshwar Tiwari but also his son could be killed.
Shivansh said the situation had made him question how his sister could be married into the family there.
He also demanded justice for the family and said the body would not be cremated until they received a written assurance on when justice would be delivered. He said they would wait even if the body had to remain uncremated for a long time.
Rameshwar Tiwari's daughter also said the family had suffered previous tragedies, claiming that her grandfather had been murdered years ago and that their tractor driver was also killed years ago. She alleged that her father's killing was the latest incident in which the family had been targeted over alleged dominance.- EndsWith inputs from Ram Pratap Singh
