Bhadohi (UP): A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and 21 others were booked after a man died as the politician and his supporters allegedly thrashed him at his house, police said on Wednesday, September 7.
Police said seven people have been detained and additional force are deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against BJP leader and Nagar Palika chairman, Ashok Kumar Jaiswal, over the alleged incident that took place Tuesday night, September 6, at the Rasuliat Khan locality of Katra Bazar.
Additional superintendent of police, Rajesh Bharti, said an argument broke out between two parties when Mustqueem’s goat strayed into his neighbour Sandeep’s house.
Later in the night, Jaiswal and others allegedly barged into Mustqueem’s home when the family was asleep and started thrashing them, the officer said.
Mustqueem died from internal injuries suffered during the assault, while his sons Salman and Aftab and daughters Sheeba and Shabnam were injured, he said.
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