A youth was beaten to death at Hathchhoya village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh on November 26, Monday. A video of the incident that has gone viral on social media shows the victim being dragged out of a police vehicle and beaten to death by a mob.
मारो साले को….मार डालो साले को… और वो मर गया। @dgpup मुज़फ़्फ़र नगर में हैं और वहाँ से 30 कि.मी. दूर शामली में भीड़ ने युवक को बीवी के सामने ही डायल 100 की जीप में ही मार डाला। @CMOfficeUP @meevkt @rishabhmanitrip @shamlipolice @yadavakhilesh @sunilyadv_unnao @ssrajputinc pic.twitter.com/cAyxgEKzlH
— Manoj Rajan Tripathi (@manojrajant) November 27, 2018
The incident, according to news reports, took place in Shamli, a district headquarter that falls in the National Capital Region. Rajendra Kashyap, the victim, who reportedly had a drunken spat with a few villagers in the area, was slapped by men inside a Dial-100 police van, then dragged out and beaten to death. The police officer inside the van, as can be seen in the video is but a mute spectator the events.
According to Hindustan Times, one arrest has been made so far and the police are on the lookout for five others who attacked the victim. The report states the Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar, admitting negligence, has ordered the suspension of the officers present and has initiated a departmental enquiry. “Stern action would be taken against those found responsible for the incident,” said Kumar.
ग्राम हथछोया थाना झिंझाना शामली में राजेंद्र कश्यप की हुई हत्या व पीआरवी 3025 के वायरल वीडियो के संबंध में पुलिस अधीक्षक शामली श्री अजय कुमार वीडियो बाइट देते हुए। @Uppolice @digsaharanpur @adgzonemeerut @CMOfficeUP @News18India @BHARATsamachar @policenewsup pic.twitter.com/4FEzsxJxtk
— shamli police (@shamlipolice) November 27, 2018