A 37-year-old man, Biru Singh Bhadauria, died under suspicious circumstances in the Hanumant Vihar police station area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on October 21, with his family alleging murder, IANS reported on October 22. Police have registered a case on a written complaint and begun an investigation.
Source: IANS via hi INDiA
Nation Press, in a separate report, also said Bhadauria, a salesman with a food products company, died on October 21 in the Hanumant Vihar area and that his family has alleged murder and rejected the death being treated as an accident.
Source: Nation Press
According to the family's allegation, Bhadauria was returning home after visiting a local fair when a man the family named as Mewalal arrived in a car with three others, including one named as Rajveer. The family alleged the men stopped Bhadauria, assaulted him, and struck him with the car when he tried to flee. The family further alleged that he was then placed on the roof of the car and driven at high speed for approximately 1.5 km, with his hands trapped in the car's window glass. These details are the family's allegations and have not been established by police.
Passersby alerted the police and the family, and Bhadauria was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead, the reports said. The family said the incident was captured by more than 12 CCTV cameras in the area and that a video said to show the incident is circulating on social media; police said they are examining the footage. Family members protested at the police station demanding strict action.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhishek Rahul said a written complaint was filed on October 21 by Pradeep Shukla at Hanumant Vihar police station, stating that Bhadauria died after being struck by an unidentified vehicle, Nation Press and Daily Kiran reported. The ACP said the matter is under investigation and further legal action will follow on the basis of the facts established. No arrests had been reported in any of the reports, and police have not officially confirmed the identities of all the persons named by the family.
Source: Daily Kiran
Victim: Biru Singh Bhadauria, 37, food-products salesman, Kanpur. Incident: October 21, Hanumant Vihar area. Family allegation: assault and dragging for about 1.5 km on a car roof over an alleged old rivalry — not established by police. Police position: complaint records death after a hit by an unidentified vehicle; case registered, CCTV/video being examined, investigation under way, no arrests reported yet.
What is solid
- Biru Singh Bhadauria, 37, died on October 21 in Kanpur's Hanumant Vihar area and police have registered a case and begun an investigation — reported by IANS, Nation Press and Daily Kiran.
- ACP Abhishek Rahul said complainant Pradeep Shukla filed a written complaint on October 21 and that further action will follow the facts established in the probe — Nation Press and Daily Kiran.
- No arrests had been reported at the time of these reports.
What is only claimed
- The family's account — that named men assaulted Bhadauria and deliberately dragged him about 1.5 km on a car roof over an old rivalry — is an allegation. Police say the written complaint records a hit by an unidentified vehicle, and the identities of all accused have not been officially confirmed.