Members of a mahapanchayat, khap leaders, and farmer unions threatened to hold a protest at all toll plazas across Haryana on August 14 if the Hisar police fail to arrest all the accused involved in the murder of a dairy operator from Hisar.
The mahapanchayat, organised to demand justice for the slain dairy operator Jeevan Kundu, who was beaten to death on August 4, gave the Hisar police a deadline of August 13 to arrest all the accused. Leaders warned that protests would be intensified if the demand was not met.
On August 4, 12 to 15 persons allegedly attacked Jeevan with sticks and rods in Suryanagar while he was taking cow dung on a motorcycle trolley around 5.30am. He was beaten unconscious and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
Police have so far arrested three accused. The police have announced a reward of ₹50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the main accused, Ramesh Kumar, son of Chaman Lal Sharma. The police officials said that look-out circulars have been issued against the absconders, and 10 special teams are conducting raids in different states.
Former Meham MLA Balraj Kundu alleged that the main accused was a police broker and the Congress’ Uklana MLA Naresh Selwal accused the BJP of giving the case a caste colour.
{{/usCountry}}Former Meham MLA Balraj Kundu alleged that the main accused was a police broker and the Congress’ Uklana MLA Naresh Selwal accused the BJP of giving the case a caste colour.
{{/usCountry}}Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who had visited the ongoing dharna at the mini secretariat a day earlier, said the Haryana government should deal with crime the way Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath does.
Hisar police have provided personal security to the victim’s family and deployed force at their residence. Hisar SP Siddhant Jain has said that the police are fully committed to maintaining law and order and ensuring justice.