Muzaffarnagar. By-elections were held on nine assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh on November 20. During the by-election in Meerapur assembly seat of Muzaffarnagar, stones were pelted at the police, the video of which went viral on social media. Now the police has taken action and registered a case against 28 named and about 120 unidentified people under various sections.
Let us tell you that during the by-election on Meerapur assembly seat, three policemen including the station in-charge were injured in stone pelting. Now in this matter, on the orders of SSP Abhishek Singh, the police have started legal action by registering a case against 28 named and about 120 unknown people under about 15 sections including rebellion.
On the day of voting, there was a clash between supporters of Samajwadi Party and AIMIM Party in Kakrauli village of Meerapur. After this, angry people blocked the road. When Kakrauli (Meerapur) police station in-charge Rajiv Sharma and police personnel tried to convince the people, the angry crowd started pelting stones at the police. During this time, the video of Kakrauli police station in-charge Rajeev Sharma showing a pistol to pacify the crowd also went viral on social media.
The police dispersed the crowd from there using mild force and did not allow law and order to deteriorate. He said that in this case, a case has been registered against 28 named and 100 to 120 unidentified people under sections 109, 115, 121, 125, 131, 132, 190, 191, 223, 351 and 352 of the Indian Penal Code. CCTV footage is being examined and eyewitnesses are being questioned. Appropriate action will be taken according to whatever facts come to light.
