SECRETARY OF SENIOR GOV OFFICIAL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN OFFICE, CRITICAL
The 52-year-old personal secretary of an additional chief secretary of UP Government allegedly attempted suicide by shooting himself inside his office in Bapu Bhawan on Monday afternoon, police said.
Confirming the incident, additional commissioner of police (ACP) of Hazratganj Raghvendra Mishra said,” A personal secretary attempted suicide using his registered revolver. The incident occurred inside his office on the eighth floor of Bapu Bhawan. The official who attempted suicide reached office at around 1:30 pm. At around 1.45, other staff in office heard a gunshot and found that the office was closed from inside. The staff used force to open the door and took the secretary to hospital.”
Police officials refused to comment on the reason behind the incident. “Forensic unit is examining the crime scene. I cannot comment on the motive at this point of time,”said the ACP. Police found a suicide note written by the secretary on the spot. “The secretary wrote in the suicide note that he was under stress due to ongoing differences between his sister with her in-laws,” said a senior police official.
The condition of the secretary is said to be critical.
Police recovered a revolver from inside the office where the incident took place. The area has been cordoned off and forensic field units have been rushed to collect evidence from the spot.
Bapu Bhawan is part of the secretariat complex that house offices of government departments. It is one of the most heavily secured buildings in the heart of the city.
Bharatiya Kisan Union chief and head of Baliyan Khap Naresh Tikait resolved his differences with Choudhary of Gathwala Malik Khap Rajendra Singh, sharing the dais with him in the panchayat in Kurawa village in Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday, with the former extending his full support to the proposed Mahapanchayat on September 5.
To note, Rajendra Singh was annoyed after the attack on BJP MLA Umesh Malik in Tikait’s village Sisauli.
Gathwala Malik Khap is one of the major Khaps in the region which extends up to Haryana and has members in 52 villages of the region. Rajendra Singh, head of this Khap had expressed his dismay after attack on BJP MLA from Budhana constituency Umesh Malik in Tikait’s village Sisauli on August 14. Sisauli is also headquarters of the BKU where Malik had gone to attend a programme and faced the wrath of farmers.
Umesh is a member of Gathwala Khap and believed to be close to Rajendra Singh. Attack on him annoyed Singh and he avoided attending panchayats being organised to support the proposed Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on September 5 under the aegis of BKU.
Naresh Tikait is also choudhary of Baliyan Khap which has its members in 84 villages of the region. The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha ( SKM) has given call for Muzaffarnagar Mahapanchayat under BKU. It’s chief Naresh Tikait, his son Gaurav Tikait and other BKU leaders are reaching out to people through meetings, panchayats and seeking support of Khap chieftains and thambedars, including Gathwala Malik Khap.
Though Rajendra Singh kept away from such meetings after attack on Umesh Malik, his counterpart of Baliyan Khap said, “We will persuade hi the interest of farmers,” eventually both shared the in Kurawa village on Sun and vowed to fight togethe farmers.
Former MP and membe Gathwala Khap, Haren Malik also attended the pan yat and admitted that both resolved differences on Sun
Describing the forthcom panchayat as
a symbol of farmers’ stru Malik said that choudha always came together in larger interest of society farmers and the same t occurred on Sunday.
Vikas Malik of Kur admitted that Khap head Ra dra Singh had faced trem dous pressure to attend the chayat and extend his sup to the Mahapanchayat, as 3 of 4 thambedars (regional h of the Khap) were already porting the Mahapanchayat majority of clan members had shown their inclina towards it.
Budhana block pramu Vinod Malik too believed clan members’ growing sup to the Mahapanhayat event compelled Rajendra Sing think over his decision an attended the panchayat Tikait and both leaders vo to intensify their fight for fa ers. Malik accused the BJ trying to divide people weaken the ongoing farm movement and said, “Pe now understand their dirty tics of dividing people so the won’t fall in the trap anym
Referring to controver statements given by a few leaders about farmers’ m ment in the past, former Harendra Singh said that it a calculated move of the BJ provoke people and their wrong move could give party opportunity to malign movement. “Their even strategy seems to project ongoing movement as a Jat non-jat stir”, said Malik.