Dadri violence: Journalists, media vehicles attacked by locals

Media vehicles were attacked by locals in Uttar Pradesh's Basera village in Dadri,  where a Muslim man was killed and his son was attacked by a mob following rumours of 'beef' being consumed by his family. The locals have been attempting to stop politicians and the media alike to visit the region.

Media vehicles attacked by locals in #Dadri pic.twitter.com/qCOdiIAFGg

— ANI (@ANI_news) October 3, 2015

Barely got saved from being lynched along with @VatsaAditi of @IndianExpress and Journo of @timesofindia by violent mob @abaruah64 @ganant

— Mohammad Ali (@hindureporter) October 3, 2015

Dadri mob killing: Media vehicles attacked by locals in Uttar Pradesh's Basera village, NDTV crew also attacked pic.twitter.com/pTQrxJVnhI

— NDTV (@ndtv) October 3, 2015

The deceased Mohammed Aqlakh's elder son Sartaj, who is an Air Force personnel, had appealed to politicians and the media to not disturb the family during their time of grief.

Here is the letter written by Dadri Victim's family, requesting to leave them FYI @ArvindKejriwal & Media pic.twitter.com/wSB50g59xq

— Pashyanti Shukla'ऋता (@pashyantii) October 3, 2015

The two main accused in the Dadri lynching case Shivam and Vishal, were arrested on Saturday, raising the total of the number of accused in the case to eight.  According to reports, Vishal is the son of local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary Sanjay Rana.

Six people were arrested earlier after public outrage over the killing of a man by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri, allegedly over rumours that he had consumed beef.