Bulandshahr violence: 38 face charges

March 04, 2019 01:03 am | Updated 01:03 am IST - Bulandshahr

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday filed a chargesheet against 38 people in the Bulandshahr district court in connection with the killing of a police inspector.

Out of the 38, five people have been arrested under 302 (Punishment for murder) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, while 33 have been held under 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant sections of IPC.

Superintendent of Police Atul Srivastav said: “Of the 38 chargesheeted, five have been charged with murder.”

On December 3, Subodh Kumar was killed in the violence after carcasses of 25 cattle were found in the forests close to a police station.

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