The Gau Raksha Bajrang Force chief was booked by the Haryana police for releasing provocative videos against the Muslim community ahead of the VHP’s rally in Nuh
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI — Self-styled cow vigilante and chief of ‘Gau Raksha Bajrang Force’ Raj Kumar, alias Bittu Bajrangi, who was booked for inciting communal violence in Haryana’s Nuh district was arrested from his Faridabad residence on Tuesday.
A video going viral on social media claims that the Haryana police have arrested the Bajrang Dal leader in connection with the Nuh-Gurugram violence case. The viral clip shows cops running after Bittu Bajrangi after arriving at his Faridabad residence.
Bittu Bajrangi’s name cropped up in the violence case after his videos went viral just before a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession was taken out in Nuh in which Hindutva supporters were seen openly brandishing weapons including firearms and swords.
The communal violence in Nuh in which six people were killed while 88 were grievously injured.
According to the latest information, 230 people have been detained by the Nuh police while 79 have been arrested by the Gurugram police in connection with the communal riots.
Before the VHP rally in Nuh district, Bittu Bajrangi purportedly made provocative remarks in live videos streamed on social media, which were shared widely on the internet.
A first information report (FIR) was registered against him on 1 August at the Dabua police station over the video.
The FIR stated that he instigated communal tensions by releasing provocative videos against the Muslim community before proceeding with the yatra.
