A Bharatiya Janata Party leader who has been accused in the 2018 Bulandshahr violence case, during which a station house officer was killed, was appointed the party’s zonal president in Uttar Pradesh, reported The Indian Express on Tuesday.
The BJP has 31 zonal presidents in Bulandshahr district. Sachin Ahlawat, who was charged with rioting and assault to deter a public servant from discharging his duty, has been made president of the BB Nagar mandal.
On December 3, 2018, inspector Subodh Kumar Singh – the station house officer of the Siyana police station – and a 20-year-old student, Sumit, were killed when a mob attacked policemen after cattle carcasses were allegedly found in the fields in Mahaw village.
Ahlawat, 38, had allegedly called up Yogesh Raj, who was then a Bajrang Dal convener and is also the prime accused, to inform him about the alleged cow slaughter in the village. Following the call, a mob gathered at the spot and started agitating.
The newly-appointed zonal president, however, has denied all charges and said he was falsely accused.
“On the day of the incident, one of the police personnel asked me for my cellphone,” Ahlawat told The Indian Express. “I gave it to him. He called Yogesh Raj and spoke to him. Now, no one is ready to accept this.”
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