India: Two main accused arrested in Dadri beef lynching case (Times of India report)

The Times of India Oct 3, 2015

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested two main accused — Shivam and Vishal — in connection with the Dadri lynching case. The total number of accused arrested in Dadri lynching has gone up to 10.

On Monday night, following rumours of cow slaughter, 50-year-old Ikhlaq was killed by a mob in Greater Noida's Bisada village just outside his house. As tension gripped the village and spread to nearby areas, another mob went on the rampage on Tuesday morning in Ooncha Amirpur - barely 5km from Bisada - demanding death penalty for those involved in cow slaughter.

Iqlakh's family had alleged that Vishal forced the local temple priest to announce that cow was slaughtered and stored in their house.

Earlier, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and some local Congress leaders were stopped from entering Bishada village to meet family Iqlakh by the villagers.


Police said the situation in the village had turned tense as women in the village had objected to presence of media and some people pelted stones at them.

In view of the protests, entry to visitors was stopped and the administration was trying to pacify the agitated villagers, police said.

"Once the situation becomes normal, visitors will be allowed entry," they said.

Peeved at being stopped outside the village, Kejriwal, who was accompanied by some party leaders, questioned whey he was stopped from meeting the family when leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi and Mahesh Sharma were allowed.

"We r stopped by police n admn. Mahesh Sharma n Owaisi not stopped yest. Then y me? I am most peace loving. Want 2 jst meet Ikhlaq's family," the Delhi CM tweeted.


AAP leaders claimed that police and administration officials stopped them and not villagers. Administration officials later took Kejriwal to NTPC guest house. A state Congress delegation led by Siraj Mehandi was also not allowed entry to Bishada village today.

The district administration said they have sealed the village as victim's son has appealed that they want peace in their hour of grief.

District Magistrate N P Singh had yesterday said that the victim's son Sartaj had given a written request that the family does not want to meet anyone as continuous stream of visitors were causing harassment to them.