Banthra murder: Pathak, Rajeshwar meet victim’s kin
BJP top brass including deputy CM Brajesh Pathak on Monday visited Banthra in Lucknow to meet the kin of 20-year-old Harshit Pandey, who was beaten to death by a mob of 15 people on July 21 over a feud due to electricity supply in the village. Pathak consoled Pandey’s family members.
Later, BJP MLA from Sarojini Nagar, Rajeshwar Singh, also reached to meet the deceased’s family. The MLA assured the family all possible help.
On July 21 night, a clash broke out between two groups of a village in Banthra allegedly over a feud over electricity supply restoration in their respective villages. After the argument, the group of 15-20 reached Hrithik Pandey’s house and assaulted him, his father and brother. Pandey died while being taken to hospital.
DCP, South, Tej Swaroop Singh, said that the PAC has been deployed in the village. Action has been taken against police personnel for negligence.
“All the accused in the case are in police custody, no criminal will be spared, under the rule of chief minister Yogi Adityanath. All sections of the state are getting security, respect and every opportunity to move forward equally without any discrimination,” he said.
During this time, Brahmin family president Shiv Shankar Awasthi, Bhupendra Sharma, Virendra Tiwari, metropolitan president Anand Dwivedi, and others were also present.
Efforts to defame us: Kshatriya outfit
After members of Brahmin outfits protested in Banthra over the incident, leaders of Kshatriya outfit also reached Banthra police station on Monday, in the evening, and said that the efforts are being made to defame Kshatriyas in society.
“Some political parties are trying to make the matter a Brahmin vs Rajput issue. What is our fault in this matter? Action is being taken against those who have done wrong. But our society should not be defamed,” they said.