Ballia, 24 Aug (HS): A BJP member was detained here on

Sunday for allegedly attacking a Dalit engineer with a shoe inside his

workplace, police said. A claimed video of the event circulated on social

media, depicting Lal Singh, the power department's superintending engineer,

getting assaulted. The incident took place on Saturday, according to the police

report. In his complaint, Lal Singh alleged that a guy named Munna Bahadur and

three unidentified persons entered his office without authorization. They

allegedly used caste-based insults and derogatory language before beating him

with kicks, punches, and a shoe, according to Superintendent of Police Om Veer

Singh. The assailants allegedly tore up some key documents and threatened to

murder Lal Singh and his family if he filed a police case.

The video depicts

a violent debate between the police and a group of individuals, which resulted

in the officer being pummeled. Akhilesh Yadav, head of the Samajwadi Party and

former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, uploaded the video with the remark,

The meaning of power is not to torment. Before being detained,

Munna Bahadur told reporters that he went to Lal Singh's office to submit a

memorandum about electricity difficulties in his region, and the superintending

engineer was disrespectful to him. Munna Bahadur claimed that he was assaulted

and injured. The SP stated that Munna Bahadur and those with him were charged

under various provisions of the BNS and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)

Act.

We have arrested

Munna Bahadur, and an inquiry is ongoing. Any other individuals found to be

engaged will face appropriate legal punishment, according to the officer. Munna

Bahadur, according to BJP District President Sanjay Mishra, is a party worker

and previous party office-bearer. Mishra stated that he is consulting with

Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh and other party officials to determine the

BJP's course of action in the issue.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi