Youth Congress leader, associate arrested
Youth Congress leader Murali Yadav and his associate, Ramesh Yadav, key accused in the attack on three Dalit youth here on Friday last, were arrested in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning and produced before a jurisdictional court in Raichur. As the police did not seek custody, the two were sent to judicial custody.
Following a complaint lodged by Timmayya, one of the victims, a first information report (FIR) was registered at the Netaji Nagar Police Station under various sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. After a large number of youth from Harijanwada locality took to the street demanding that the police book the accused on attempt to murder charge, the police included Section 307 of Indian Penal Code after obtaining fresh statements from the victims and permission from the Magistrate on Monday.
The attack on the Dalit youth triggered a group clash forcing the police to resort to lathi-charge and bursting teargas shells. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code were also imposed in the disturbed localities on Saturday and Sunday.
Harish Yadav and Siddu Yadav, two more accused in the case, are yet to be arrested.
“Our team is after Harish and Siddu. I hope it will soon catch them,” Chetan Singh Rathod, Superintendent of Police.
He is a key accused in the attack on three Dalit youth last week in Raichur
