Azamgarh murder of Dalit village minister, case stalled, police stoned and vehicles set on fire

- Congress leaders who went to investigate in custody

Azamgarh Ta. Thursday 20 August 2020

The murder of a former village minister in the Azamgarh area of ​​Uttar Pradesh has sparked outrage and violence. The congressional delegation that went to investigate the incident was detained at the circuit house. The village minister named Satyamev Jayate was a Dalit and the atmosphere was tense when a Dalit was killed.

He was stopped at the circuit house when a Congress delegation reached Azamgarh on Thursday morning to meet Satyamev Ram's family. The delegation included Congress national spokesperson PL Poonia, state president Ajay Kumar Lallu and Maharashtra state government minister Nitin Raut. No Congress worker or leader from Uttar Pradesh was allowed to meet the delegation.

Political leaders and activists. Well, the media was not allowed inside. The Azamgarh district officer was hesitant to say anything in front of the TV camera.

The villagers were outraged when former Bansgaon minister Satyamev Ram and another man, Pappu Ram, were shot dead in Azamgarh's Tarwan police station area and the police were stoned. Several vehicles were set on fire. The agitators set fire to six police bikes and vandalized the Bongaria police station. As the situation got out of hand, forces from ten police stations and the district magistrate and superintendent of police took charge of the case. The area was turned into a military camp.

The superintendent of police suspended local police officers. The administration had announced to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the families of the two killed. Yogi Adityanath had ordered the imposition of National Security Act on the killers as well as confiscation of their property.