Tuesday, November 22, 2011

[ZESTCaste] BSP candidate booked for beating up a Dalit

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/BSP-candidate-booked--for-beating-up-a-Dalit/879028/

BSP candidate booked for beating up a Dalit

Express news service Posted online: Tue Nov 22 2011, 05:57 hrs
Lucknow : A case under the Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act was
registered against BSP leader last night for allegedly beating up a
Dalit and humiliating him publicly at the party office in Civil Lines
police station area of Rampur district on June 22.

The accused, Yusuf Ali Khan, is the BSP candidate from Chamrawwa
Assembly constituency. Bhukan Lal, the complainant, said that an
inquiry had found the BSP leader guilty and the report was handed over
to the Rampur Superintendent of Police (SP) a month ago, but the FIR
was lodged yesterday.

Superintendent of Police Bhanu Bhaskar, however, said that the report
was completed and handed over to him recently.

Lal said that the incident was sequel to a matter related to the
cancellation of the licence of his cousin Ashrafi's fair price shop in
March. Khan had got the licenced cancelled by Sub-Divisional
Magistrate of Tanda Ram Singh, as he wanted it to be allotted to one
of his relatives. Lal had then filed an application before the
Moradabad Commissioner, seeking his intervention into the matter. The
commissioner later issued an order in Asharfi's favour.

Lal said he went to the SDM and apprised him of the commissioner's
order, but the SDM refused to let them open the shop till the BSP
leader gave permission for it. The SDM even asked him to meet Khan and
convince him, Lal alleged.

According to Lal, he went to the BSP district unit office on June 22
and requested Khan to tell the SDM that he had no objection over the
commissioner's order. But the BSP leader lost his temper and beat him
mercilessly, and humiliated him by making derogatory references to his
caste in presence of the party workers, Lal alleged.

Later, Lal met the then SP Ramit Sharma, who ordered an inquiry into
the incident. The circle officer (City) conducted an inquiry and
submitted his report last month.

The BSP leader, meanwhile, said that charges against him were
baseless. "Bhukan Lal had lodged a false complaint at the instance of
my political rivals," he said.


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