Bittu Bajrangi sent to police remand; associates will be soon arrested, say cops

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was remanded in police custody for a day by a Nuh court on Wednesday in connection with communal clashes that erupted in the district on July 31 and police said his associates will also be arrested soonBajrangi alias Raj Kumar was arrested on Tuesday from Faridabad after a fresh FIR was registered against him at Nuhs Sadar police station based on a complaint by Assistant Superintendent of Police Usha Kundu they saidAccording to the FIR Bajrangi who was identified through social media posts and some of his unidentified supporters had allegedly misbehaved with and threatened an ASP Kunduled police team which had stopped them while they were carrying swords and trishuls to Nalhar templeBajrangi had been arrested by Faridabad police two days after the violence in connection with another case related to the communal clashes but was released on bail after he joined the investigation He was accused of making inflammatory speeches and brandishing weapons in publicBajrangi was produced in a city court today and we have taken him on a oneday police remand for questioning Further probe is underway and associates of Bajrangi will also be arrested as earliest possible a Nuh police spokesperson said on WednesdayThe Vishva Hindu Parishad meanwhile disassociated itself from Bajrangi and claimed he was never linked with Bajrang DalRaj Kumar alias Bittu Bajrangi who is said to be a Bajrang Dal worker has never had any relation with Bajrang Dal The Vishva Hindu Parishad VHP also does not consider the content of the video allegedly released by him to be appropriate the rightwing outfit said in a statementBajrang Dal is the youth wing of the VHPIn her complaint ASP Usha Kundu said I was on duty with my team 300 metres away from the Nalhar temple We saw a mob of around 20 people carrying swords and trishuls marching to Nalhar temple To maintain law and order my team snatched and seized their weaponsAfter this they started raising slogans against the police and manhandled the team We kept their weapons in our vehicles but they went ahead and squatted in front of vehicles Soon after they opened the rear gates of our official vehicle and fled with weapons Bittu and others who had misbehaved with us and threatened to kill us were identified in the footage ASP Kundu said in her complaintThe FIR was registered against Bajrangi under Indian Penal Code sections 148 riots 149 unlawful assembly 323 causing hurt 332 voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 353 assault or criminal force to deter public servant 186 obstructing a public servant from discharging duty and 506 criminal intimidation and provisions of the Arms Act police saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever