Bulandshahr violence: SSP transferred to DGP Headquarters in Lucknow after intelligence report

The Uttar Pradesh government Saturday transferred Bulandshahr SSP Krishna Bahadur Singh to the DGP office here, five days after two people, including an inspector, were killed in violence following an alleged cow slaughter incident.

The government transferred two other policemen of Bulandshahr -- Circle Officer Syana Satya Prakash Sharma and Chingravati police chowki in-charge Suresh Kumar, based on a violence report submitted by Additional Director General (ADG) Intelligence SB Shiradkar.

Clashes erupted in Bulandshahr on December 3 after cattle carcass was found in the region, which led to agitation by locals demanding the closure of all illegal animal slaughterhouses. In the protests that ensued, a policeman Subodh Singh and a civilian Sumit were killed.

Five more individuals were on Friday arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police, with an army personnel's name also appearing among the accused in the FIR.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had declared a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh earlier this week to the family of Sumit, while the district administration announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh.

Meanwhile, a police team has been sent to Jammu to nab an Army soldier Jeetu Fauji who is one of the accused in the murder of a police inspector during mob violence.