The police constables allegedly entered the house of the victim aggressively and misbehaved with her. However, during the raid, no evidence of any objectionable material was found
Clarion India
MEERUT – A 55-year-old woman reportedly died of a panic attack on Monday, after a police team raided her home in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, acting on a tip-off that beef was being stored at her residence. However, no objectionable material was found during the operation. The raid was conducted under suspicion of violating Uttar Pradesh’s anti-cow slaughter laws, which prohibit cow slaughter and the sale or transport of beef.
The deceased was identified as Razia, was a resident of Khatai village, as per an Indian Express report.
Her son, Nasim, alleged that the four police constables involved in the raid entered their house aggressively and misbehaved with the women. “They ransacked the household articles while we pleaded that we had not stored anything the government banned. My mother had a panic attack due to the police’s behaviour. We rushed her to the local clinic, where the doctor pronounced her dead,” Nasim told IE.
In this matter superintendent of Police Abhishek Jha has ordered an inquiry into the raid and the role of the police informer. “Necessary legal action will be taken against the informer for providing biased information to the police, and against the police officers if our probe finds them guilty,” Jha stated.
Nagina MLA Manoj Kumar Paras of the Samajwadi Party condemned the raid and led a delegation of local leaders and Muslim clerics to the SP office, demanding stricter action against the officers involved. He emphasised his responsibility to ensure that no one, regardless of caste or community, is subjected to harassment by police of anti-social elements.
However, Station House Officer Jai Bhagwan Singh of the Kiratpur police station in Bijnor stated that Razia’s death was unrelated to the raid. Singh claimed that Razia was an asthma patient who had been receiving treatment for several years.
