Two newly elected BDC members ‘kidnapped’, police say they’re ‘protected’

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Hundreds of individuals have been protesting exterior the Titwi police station in Muzaffarnagar since Monday night, demanding registration of an FIR for the alleged abduction of two newly-elected members of the Block Development Committee (BDC). While the households of BDC members Dharmendra Singh (35) and Nazim (55) alleged that the 2 had been kidnapped on Monday afternoon, the police denied it, saying they had been “safe” and they might not give them to the protesters will hand over, which incorporates their relations.

The incident has taken a political flip and RLD and Samajwadi Party leaders have supported the protest by BDC members forward of the election of block chiefs. BKU members are additionally supporting the protest, as a result of which there was a state of affairs of jam on the Panipat-Khatima freeway.

Speaking to The Indian Express over telephone, Yogendra Singh mentioned that his nephew Dharmendra Singh was standing exterior his home in Didawali village when a gaggle of individuals got here and dragged him right into a automobile at gunpoint. “When the villagers tried to cease them, the attackers threatened them. Two of them had been in police uniform. Dharmendra’s spouse reached Titawi police station to register an FIR for kidnapping, however the policemen refused to take action.

Mukeem mentioned that his elder brother Nazim was working within the backyard when a gaggle of individuals got here and began beating him at gunpoint. “When Nazim’s spouse Ruksana tried to cease them, they assaulted her. They took Nazim in a automobile. Two of the 5 kidnappers had been sporting police uniforms. The automobile by which the attackers took my brother had a BJP flag on it.

The police, nonetheless, claimed that Dharmendra and Nazim weren’t kidnapped and cited a viral video by which Dharmendra is purportedly saying that he’s protected. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Saharanpur vary) Upendra Kumar Agarwal mentioned: “The BDC members haven’t been kidnapped. Both are protected. There can be a video of Dharmendra by which he’s claiming to be protected. A police group has been shaped to satisfy each the BDC members and to seek out out if there’s any stress on them. The policemen will even make preparations to satisfy their households.

“Since the BDC members are physically present, there is no question of registering an FIR,” he mentioned, including that Dharmendra has given a grievance to the police that his household has been kidnapped.

On the viral video, Dharmendra’s uncle, nonetheless, mentioned: “The kidnappers forced my nephew to say these things at gunpoint. This is done only by the kidnappers to turn the matter around. “

RLD’s Muzaffarnagar district president Ajit Rathi mentioned they joined the protest after the police refused to register an FIR of kidnapping. We are protesting in opposition to the police and the state authorities. If the police would not register an FIR, we are going to resolve our subsequent plan of action within the panchayat.

Local Congress chief Subodh Sharma mentioned their protest would proceed till the police “released the abducted BDC members and released them.”

On police’s claims that the 2 BDC members weren’t kidnapped and that they’re protected, Rathi mentioned: “If they are not harmed, the police should bring them to the protest site and show us.”

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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