UP govt institutes inquiry into attack on CJ vehicle

Lucknow, Aug 19 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a two-member committee to probe the attack on the vehicle of the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court in Barabanki district today.

The committee comprises of Principal Secretary (Health) A K Mishra and Additional Director General of Police Acharya Palanivel. It will submit its report in two days.

An agitated mob attacked the vehicle of the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court A N Roy in Barabanki district.

Chief Justice Roy had to abandon his Varanasi-bound journey and return to Lucknow after his car was pelted with stones. Justice Roy is however, safe.

The incident took place when the agitation by locals in Maidipur under Loni Katra police station area turned voilent.

Police had to lathicharge the agitators, who indulged in violence, in which several officials were injured and government vehicles set afire.

Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Asutosh Rai, Tahsildar Nalini Kant, Station Officer of Haidergarh, Barabanki and about 50 policemen sustained injuries in the incident.

Local residents were protesting the arrest of local BJP leader Prahalad Jaiswal. The protest dharna suddenly turned voilent and the agitators indulged in heavy stone pelting on the cops.

Justice Roy, whose vehicle happened to pass by, was trapped in the melee.

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