Three people arrested for attack on RSS leader in Kanpur over hijab row

Three named accused, Abrar Ahmed, Sameer Kanda, and Shahabuddin, have been arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday

February 23, 2022

Attack on RSS leader: Abrar Ahmed and 2 others arrested

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader in Kanpur’s Kotdwar locality.

The accused had beaten up sangh pracharak over the hijab row. He was attacked with sticks and rods.

Kanpur (Outer) SP Ajit Kumar had asked Ghatampur police to act swiftly and initiate strict action against the accused in this regard. The VHP and Bajrang Dal workers held a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday in Ghatampur town in connection with the assault on the RSS pracharak.

They reached the SDM’s office and handed over a memorandum addressed to the President and demanded strict action against the culprits.

Inspector Ram Bahadur Pal said, “Three named accused, Abrar Ahmed, Sameer Kanda and Shahabuddin, have been arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday. They have been charged under relevant sections, including 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC. Efforts are on to arrest two more accused who are on the run.”

A Bajrang Dal leader said that, in the memorandum, not only have they demanded to punish the culprits responsible for the attack on the RSS pracharak, but also asked to hang those responsible for the murder of Bajrang Dal worker Dharamveer Arsha in Shimoga, Karnataka.

Following alleged arguments over the ongoing hijab row the three accused attacked Sangha pracharak at Purani Bazaar in Kotdwar Mohalla under the limits of Ghatampur police circle, two days ago.

Police admitted the injured to the Ghatampur CHC from where he was referred to Kanpur.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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