Family Members Of UP Cop Fear For Their Lives As His Murder Accused Get Hero's Welcome On Bail

Two days after seven men accused in the Bulandshahr violence last year were granted bail, the family of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was killed in the clashes has demanded that their bail should be cancelled.

This comes after videos of the accused getting heroes welcome on released from jail went viral. The accused, including key suspect Shikhar Agarwal, were welcomed with cheers and the slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', and 'Vande Mataram' on Saturday as they walked out from the jail.

Seven accused in Bulandshahr violence, where an inspector was killed by a mob last year, were released on bail recently. The accused including one of the key conspirators Shikhar Agarwal got hero's welcome amid sloganeering of "Jai Shree Ram" and "Vande Mataram". pic.twitter.com/iAA122cdU5

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Reacting to the incident, Shrey Pratap Singh, the son of the slain cop said that such elements are better behind bars than be allowed to roam free.

¡°I urge Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that these criminals who were in jail for six months should be behind bars in the interest of society. Those who can commit a crime once can do it again. I believe that such people out of jail are a danger not just for me but also for others,¡± Singh said.

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Singh's wife also questioned how the accused got freedom in just six months. She said that she now feared for her family¡¯s safety. ¡°I fear that I may be killed now or they might kill my children. The court should reject their bail as soon as possible. I will lodge a complaint with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. My husband died while serving his motherland, but now his killers are being garlanded on receiving bail. More strict action should have been taken against them,¡± she told News 18.

Inspector Subodh Kumar and a local youth identified as Sumit were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr last year when a mob went on a rampage.

The violence had erupted in the city after carcasses of around 25 cattle were found in the forests. Locals had alleged the carcasses were of cows, slaughtered illegally.

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During the clashes, a local youth was, killed which angered the locals further who took it out on inspector Singh, who was brutally attacked by a mob of around 400 people.

According to the charge sheet filed by the police, Agarwal who was granted bail and Yogesh Raj who is still in jail had a key role in the protests and the violence that broke out.

Meanwhile, the BJP has distanced itself from the welcome rolled out to the accused.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya told reporters that his party or government had nothing to do with the garlanding episode. ¡°If supporters and relatives of someone who has been released from the jail welcome them, the government or the BJP have nothing to do with it. The opposition need not exaggerate such things,¡± Maurya said.