3 lynched, 2 burnt alive in UP amid Yogi’s 100 days report
BREAKDOWN Many in the govt admit that crime, including political killings, has spiked
THE CLASH WAS THE RESULT OF LONGDRAWN ANIMOSITY BETWEEN VILLAGE HEAD AND HIS BÊTE NOIRE IN ETAURA BUJURG VILLAGE
Three persons were lynched and two others were burnt alive during a group clash in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district on Monday night, barely a few hours before chief minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the performance of his government that completed 100 days on Tuesday.
The clash at the district’s Etaura Bujurg was the result of a long-drawn animosity between village head Ram Shri Yadav and his bête noire Rohit Shukla, police said.
Deputy Superintendent of police SP Upadhyay said six persons, including Yadav’s three sons have been detained in connection with the incident and a large contingent of police has been deployed in the village to ensure peace.
“We are satisfied with the work we have done in the first 100 days of our government,” Adityanath told reporters in Lucknow unveiled a booklet ‘100 Din Vishwas Ke’, highlighting his government’s achievements.
Even many in the government admit that crime has spiked in the state in the past 100 days. During this period the state witnessed political killings and an outbreak of caste clashes.
Monday night’s incident was another pointer to the deteriorating law and order in the state.
Shukla and his supporters allegedly attacked Yadav’s three sons Raja Yadav, Pradeep Yadav and Krishna Yadav around 8.30pm leading to firing from both sides.
As more supporters of Yadav rushed in, Shukla and his gang tried to escape in a Tata Safari. But in the course of chase, the driver lost control and fell into a ditch after hitting an electric pole.
Supporters of Yadav soon pounced on them and lynched three persons dragging them out of the vehicle. They then torched the vehicle, burning alive two injured trapped inside.
Rohit Shukla was among those killed. The other deceased have been identified as Brijesh Shukla, Anoop Mishra, Narendra Shukla and Alok Mishra.
On receiving information, several senior officers, including the ADG Lucknow zone, the district magistrate and SP of the district rushed to the spot.
Additional forces were deployed in the village. A forensic team collected samples from the spot and a police team was constituted to nab the remaining accused.
A probe has also been ordered into the incident.
The bodies of the deceased were sent for postmortem.
DMK working president MK Stalin, on Monday, sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in expediting the inter-state river linking programme, saying it would benefit farmers across the country.
The initiative would help address many issues, including inter-state water disputes, and benefit farmers across the country, he said in a letter to Modi.
The river linking programme has to be given the “top most priority” and put on a fast track. Some of intra-state projects formulated in Tamil Nadu and pending with the Centre also needs to be expedited at a faster pace, he said.
“This should be the project of the nation, by the nation and for the nation. A successful river linking programme will not only save the farmers of Tamil Nadu but also the farmers across the nation and every section of the people stand to benefit immensely,” he said.
Besides, it would solve many inter-state water issues leading to complete harmony in relations among the neighbouring states, he said.