Shahjahanpur, Aug 3: A ruckus erupted at the local office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh here with a group of people hurling brickbats and opening fire after the outfit workers objected to a man urinating at their office gate, police said. The man and two of his co-accused have been arrested, they added. The incident took place on Wednesday night when the RSS workers accosted the man who allegedly urinated at the office's gate and 3-4 persons accompanying him, Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said.
The workers got into an argument with the group which was soon joined in by around 50 more people, Kumar said. RSS office bearer Ravi Mishra alleged that the accused pelted stones at the office workers and fired at them, during which three RSS workers sustained minor injuries, the police said. The injured workers were hospitalised following the incident and have been discharged after treatment, they added. RSS Office Attacked in Uttar Pradesh Video: Man Urinates on Wall of RSS Office in Shahjahanpur, His Men Hurl Stones; Three Including Prime Accused Shashank Gupta Arrested.
Based on Mishra's complaint, an FIR has been registered against 5 unidentified and 40-50 unidentified people under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 307 (attempt to murder), the SP said. Shashank Gupta, Shivank Gupta and Mukesh Gupta have been arrested in this connection and the police are analysing the CCTV footage of the incident to trace the other accused, he added. Manipur Viral Video: FIR Over Social Media Posts Alleging Involvement of RSS Functionary, Son in Parading Tribal Women Naked.
Man Urinates at RSS Office Gate
➡️RSS कार्यालय पर जमकर पथराव
➡️महानगर प्रचारक और कार्यकर्ताओं को पीटा
➡️दीवार पर टॉयलेट करने के विरोध पर बवाल
➡️पुलिस खड़ी रही, अराजक लोग करते रहे पथराव
➡️सदर बाजार के टाउन हॉल स्थित RSS कार्यालय की घटना।@RSSorg @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/kTJ8gydo93
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Ps सदर बाजार क्षेत्रांतर्गत शहीद उद्यान के सामने व्यक्ति द्वारा RSS कार्यालय की दीवार पर पेशाब करने तथा मना करने पर व्यक्ति व उसके साथियों द्वारा मारपीट व गाली-गलौज आदि करने की घटना में 03 अभियुक्तों की गिरफ्तारी के सम्बन्ध मे श्री अशोक कुमार मीणा, SP #shahjahanpurpol की बाइट। pic.twitter.com/dvtMgLhdpt
— SHAHJAHANPUR POLICE (@shahjahanpurpol) August 3, 2023
Four teams have been formed to arrest the other accused and a police force has been deployed at the RSS office, the SP said, adding that strict action will be taken against the offenders.