Another accused nabbed for Kasganj killing

BAREILLY : The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested another accused over the killing of Abhishek Gupta, aka Chandan, during clashes in Kasganj on Republic Day. Kasganj superintendent of police, Piyush Srivastav, said special operations group (SOG) arrested Rahat Qureshi and booked him for murder, continuing its crackdown against the January 26 incident. Twenty three-year-old Chandan, who was part of a Tiranga Yatra, was allegedly shot dead when bikers holding the Tricolour and saffron flags wanted right of the way through an area earmarked for a ceremony in the predominantly Muslim neighbourhood, triggering communal violence.

BAREILLY: The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested another accused over the killing of Abhishek Gupta, aka Chandan, during clashes in Kasganj on Republic Day.

Kasganj superintendent of police, Piyush Srivastav, said special operations group (SOG) arrested Rahat Qureshi and booked him for murder, continuing its crackdown against the January 26 incident.

Twenty three-year-old Chandan, who was part of a tiranga yatra, was allegedly shot dead when bikers holding the tricolour and saffron flags wanted right of the way through an area earmarked for a ceremony in the predominantly Muslim neighbourhood, triggering communal violence. At least three shops, two buses and a car were also torched in the clashes. Police have so far arrested 17 people out of the 20 named as accused in the FIR.

BJP MP from Etah Rajveer Singh visited Kasganj on Saturday and met the family of Abhishek Gupta.

“I will apprise the central and state governments about the demand of Abhishek’s family. They must be fulfilled,” Singh told reporters later.

Life in Kasganj, meanwhile, has returned to normal. No untoward incident has been reported in the past four days.