New Delhi: Police on Tuesday arrested three Hindu Yuva Vahini activists for allegedly murdering a Muslim man Ghulam, by beating him to death in Bulandshahr’s Pahasu area. Police denied from revealing the names of the activists arrested.
Deceased son Yaseen alleges that Hindu Yuva Vahini members along with Gavendra Singh are involved in his father’s murder.
“Ghulam’s son Yaseen has alleged that while he was walking towards their orchard to meet his father, he saw Gavendra Singh of their village and six others leaving the orchard on motorcycles…He claimed when he entered the orchard, he found his father lying injured. He raised an alarm and locals rushed Ghulam to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival,” Vijay Prakash, Shikarpur police Circle Officer said.
Muniraj G, SSP of Bulandshahr said they are investigating the murder, are verifying if the murder is connected to the abduction case of a hindu girl against Yusuf, the neighbor of the deceased.
DIG (Meerut Range) K S Emmanuel said ‘An FIR was filed against Yusuf on April 27 for allegedly abducting a Hindu girl. So far, police have not found any evidence indicating the involvement of HYV members in the murder”.
Hindu Yuva Vahani(HYV) has rejected the charges. President Sunil Raghav of Bulandshahr district said Gavendra Singh, who has been named in the murder case, is not a member of Hindu Yuva Vahini, as reported in ieNations.