Chhitauna clash: FIR against BBSP chief for hate message
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The social media cell of the police, which is keeping a sharp vigil on social media posts to ensure instant action in case of inflammatory messages or rumour-mongering over the Chhitauni episode, detected Aditya Rajbhar indulging in rumour-mongering through his video posted on YouTube. Inspector, Chaubeypur, Ajit Kumar Verma said that taking note of it an FIR on the charges of promoting caste enmity and rumour-mongering was lodged.
Further investigation was on.
Many FIRs, including one in Ballia on the complaint of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president and UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar's son and others against posting hate messages, have already been lodged in the case being probed by SIT.
Meanwhile, a high-voltage drama was staged by Kshatriya Mahasabha members on Tuesday after police foiled their bid to enter Chhitauna village.
However, the area remained peaceful on Wednesday. A heavy police force was deployed in and around the area and the entry of outsiders was not allowed by the police.
A minor dispute between Thakur and Rajbhar communities on July 5 over a stray cow entering a farming field in Chhitauna village snowballed into a major caste conflict the next day mainly due to the involvement of people with political backgrounds of both the communities.
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