Farmers Movement Archive

BKU leader, 9 others booked for 'threatening' cop; farmers protest

BIJNOR: Farmers gathered at the tehsil premises here on Tuesday morning and staged a protest against police for booking state president of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)' youth wing Digambar Singh and nine others for allegedly threatening a sub-inspector on Monday night. The protesters claimed that the SI had asked for Rs 20,000 as bribe from a farmer and no one had misbehaved with policemen. Digambar Singh said a land dispute arose between three farmers and one of them called Kiratpur police. In the meantime, the matter was resolved. However, an SI insisted that the farmer who called police should lodge a complaint against the other two. The farmer refused and the SI allegedly thrashed him and demanded Rs 20,000 to stop further police action. Farmers contacted BKU, said Singh. The BKU leaders went to Kiratpur police station and asked why the farmer was thrashed. "We did not misbehave with the SI," Singh claimed. Lakshmi Nivas Mishra, superintendent of police (city), said, "Farners led by Digambar Singh misbehaved with a sub-inspector. A video of the act is doing the rounds on social media. We have set up an inquiry in this regard." A case has been registered against the accused under IPC section 147 (punishment for rioting) and other provisions for violating social distancing norms.

The Times of India

2020-07-01

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