Bulandshahr mob violence: Key suspect Shikhar Agarwal arrested from Hapur

Bulandshahr mob violence: Key suspect Shikhar Agarwal arrested from Hapur On January 3, the police had arrested local Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, also a key suspect in the case

Shikhar Aggarwal, accused in murder case of Inspector Subodh Singh in Bulandshahr violence, arrested by Bulandshahr police from Hapur.

Current Affairs: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha member Shikhar Agarwal, a key suspect in the mob violence in Bulandshahr's Siyana, was arrested early Thursday, police said.

Agarwal was held from the adjoining Hapur district by the Bulandshahr police, a senior official said.

"He was arrested this morning. We are interrogating him and produce him in the local court later today," Additional Superintendent of Police (Bulandhshahr city) Atul Kumar Srivastava told PTI. Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, 44, and civilian Sumit Kumar, 20, were killed of bullet shots during the mob violence on December 3.

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An FIR against 27 named people and 50 to 60 unidentified people was registered at the Siyana Police Station for the violence that was witnessed at Chingrawathi police post after cattle carcasses were found strewn outside nearby Mahaw village.

On January 3, the police had arrested local Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, also a key suspect in...read more