Dalit Bajrang Dal worker killed by 4 religious fanatics

Arvind Sagar, Bajrang Dal activist (Credit : OpIndia)

Nainital (Uttarakhand) – On 30th April, an unidentified attacker shot and killed Bajrang Dal worker Arvind, also known as Pappi Sagar, in Ramnagar. So far, Police have detained four Muslim youth on suspicion. The suspects in this murder have been identified as Azam s/o Rafi, age 20, Rizwan alias Sukha, age 24, Irfan s/o Iqrar Hussain, age 18, and Sabir alias Puncher, age 18, all of Lutabad Ramnagar, District Nainital.

Uttarakhand: Bajrang Dal worker Arvind shot dead in Ramnagar in Uttarakhand; Azam, Rizwan, Irfan, Sabir detainedhttps://t.co/RIUmlNbbMJ

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According to reports, a group of individuals called him and opened fire at him 250 metres from his house. The residence of Bajrang Dal worker Arvind was also attacked in February, causing injuries to his mother and sister. The deceased also filed a case against the seven suspects, but the Police did not act on the complaint. The Police have now denied this incident. Whereas, after the murder the Police arrested the culprits within 36 hrs.

Editorial viewpoint

It can be realised from this incident that not only devout Hindus but their supporters are also living an unsafe life.