Two UP Cops Suspended in Bahraich BDC Member Relative Murder Case
Two policemen, including a station in-charge, were suspended on Sunday in connection with the killing of a Block Development Committee (BDC) member’s relative in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, an official said. Mayaram (60), the brother-in-law of BDC member Yadurai Devi, was killed on Thursday, ahead of the polls for the block panchayat head, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rural, Ashok Kumar said.
He died while preventing an alleged attempt by a poll candidate’s husband and supporters to abduct Devi, he said. Sudhir Yagyasaini is the main accused in the case and he is the husband of Sarita Yagyaseni, who was backed by the BJP for the polls. She won in the elections which were held on Saturday.
According to police, Sudhir Yagyasaini, along with supporters and a gunner, reached Devi’s house in Dinapurwa village and tried to abduct her to get her vote. When Mayaram resisted the attempt, he was hit with the butt of a gun and he died on the spot, police said.