Man dies after thrashing, local BJP leader and 21 others booked

An FIR has been registered against BJP leader and Nagar Palika chairman Ashok Kumar Jaiswal over the alleged incident that took place in Rasuliat Khan locality of Katra Bazar on Tuesday night.

VARANASI: A local BJP leader and 21 others were booked after a man died as the politician and his supporters allegedly thrashed him at his house, Bhadoi police said on Wednesday.

Mustqueem died of internal injuries suffered during the assault, while his sons Salman and Aftab and daughters Sheeba and Shabnam were injured, said police. (Pic for representation)

Police said seven people were detained and additional force deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident.

An FIR has been registered against BJP leader and Nagar Palika chairman Ashok Kumar Jaiswal over the alleged incident that took place in Rasuliat Khan locality of Katra Bazar on Tuesday night.

Additional superintendent of police Rajesh Bharti said an argument broke out between two parties when one 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 of internal injuries suffered during the assault, while his sons Salman and Aftab and daughters Sheeba and Shabnam were injured, he said. The injured were undergoing treatment in hospital and their condition was stable, he said.

The FIR against 22 people, including Jaiswal, had been registered under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC and other relevant sections following a complaint by the victim’s wife Momina Begum, Bharti said.