Sarvesh Diwakar was assaulted at his home on Sunday night.
Mainpuri:
A 45-year-old man died in hospital after a brutal five-man assault on his home in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday night, allegedly from rumors. The incident came a day after the mob killing of a defendant in another part of the state.
Opposition parties claim that the assault on Sarvesh Diwakar, who is from the Programmed Caste community, was carried out by right-wing activists. However, the police have denied it.
Diwakar used to sell sweets from a car and had been living in a rented house in Mainpuri in western UP along with her 16-year-old daughter who used to work as a housemaid and also study at a local school. A few days ago, Mr. Diwakar had sent his daughter to live with relatives, reportedly because they were both out of work due to the Covid pandemic and struggling to survive due to extreme poverty.
A rumor began to circulate in the area that the man had sold his daughter. Police said their investigation has not established that the assault was based on these rumors.
Remote footage of the assault shows five men kicking and slapping Mr. Diwakar on the terrace of his home as he appears to beg for mercy; the assault does not stop even after he falls to the ground and appears immobile.
The Samajwadi Party shared a clip of the incident and named a right-wing group that was allegedly involved in the incident.
मैनपुरी का यह वीडियो सामने आया है जहां बजरंग दल के कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा कचौड़ी का ठेला लगाने वाले दलित युवक सर्वेश दिवाकर की लिंचिंग कर हत्या कर दी गई।
दोषी बजरंग दल के कार्यकर्ताओं पर कड़ी कार्रवाई करे सरकार। @dgpuppic.twitter.com/H4xdLzNgWT
– Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) September 7, 2020
BSP chief Mayawati also tweeted about the incident, claiming that the increasing cases of shooting and killing in the state “are very sad.”
“Yesterday in the UP, Sarvesh Kumar, a Dalit, was beaten to death in Mainpuri and similarly Gobind Chauhan in Maharajganj, Rajveer Maurya in Shahjahanpur, Wasid in Bareilly, Sudhir Singh in Kushinagar and Vinod Garg (Brahmin) in Banda. Incidents shooting, killing, etc. are very sad, “Mayawati tweeted.
But in a statement released Monday, local police denied that any groups were involved. “The police had arrived on the scene and taken the man to hospital. He died there in the district hospital. We immediately learned of the video and arrested four of the five men seen in it. We have not established any connection with the accused men. to any outfit so far. In the eyes of the law they are mere criminals. Please do not spread rumors, “Mainpuri police said in a statement.
The statement does not mention the men or explain how they managed to carry out such a brazen attack on Diwakar.
On Monday, a man accused of murder was beaten to death in the presence of policemen in Kushinagar, in eastern UP.
The police station in charge of the area has been suspended due to negligence.
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