In Etah, Uttar Pradesh, the village head carried out a fatal attack on a BDO. The district administration took major action and razed the house of the accused Pradhan to the ground with a bulldozer in 36 hours. The house which was demolished was built on village society land. Accused Pradhan, along with his associates, had stopped Avagarh BDO by placing a bulldozer in front of his car. The accused took the BDO out of the car and beat him with sticks. There was also firing on him.
Accused Pradhan and his associates fled after committing the incident. The beating and fatal attack on the BDO by the village head created a stir in the district. A police case was registered against accused Pradhan and his associates. Accused Pradhan has been accused of attacking the police several times in the past also. According to officials, the accused had constructed a house by occupying the land of the village society, which was demolished by the administration.
BDO vehicle stopped by bulldozer
Mohammad Zakir is posted as BDO in Avagarh block of the district. He told the police that he was returning from Etah district headquarters to Block Development Office Avagarh by car on Monday. As soon as his vehicle reached St. Paul’s School located on the bypass, Satyendra Yadav, the head of Gram Panchayat Nagla Khana, was standing there along with his colleagues along with the bulldozer. He placed a bulldozer in front of the BDO’s vehicle.
beating with sticks
It is alleged that with the intention of killing the accused, they took the BDO out of the car and beat him with sticks. The accused fled from the spot after firing. The BDO suffered serious injuries in the fight. He was admitted to the district hospital for treatment. The BDO informed his officers about the incident. A complaint was lodged with the police and a case was registered against the accused Pradhan and his associates. An inquiry was instituted against him.
Illegal construction demolished
The accused had built a house by occupying the land of the village society. On the instructions of Etah District Magistrate Prem Ranjan Singh, SDM Jalesar Jagmohan Gupta and Tehsildar Faujdar along with revenue and police team reached the illegal house of accused village head Satyendra Yadav with a bulldozer. The illegal construction was demolished with bulldozers on Tuesday night.