Bhim Army gheraos District Magistrate office in Saharanpur

They demanded necessary action and an unbiased investigation into their charges by the administration.

Saharanpur, July 28: The office of the District Magistrate was gheraoed by the office-bearers of the Bhim Army and they submitted a memorandum to administrative officials alleging assaults on the outfit's founder Chandrasekhar inside the jail.

They demanded necessary action and an unbiased investigation into their charges by the administration. The mother of Bhim Army's district unit president Kamal Walia said if "the innocent people" of the Dalit outfit were attacked they would not sit silent.

The office-bearers sought an early resolution to the issue and warned of launching a stir if their demands are not met. Chandrashekhar, a lawyer by profession, was arrested on June 8 by Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police from Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie in connection with his alleged role in the violence in Saharanpur.

He had shot to limelight after holding a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against violence on Dalits in Saharanpur.

Earlier, two members of the Bhim Army were arrested in Saharanpur for their alleged involvement in the Ramnagar caste violence on May 9 after a person was killed and several others were injured in a clash between Dalits and Thakurs at Shabbirpur village on May 5.

Twelve policemen were injured and about a dozen police vehicles were set ablaze in subsequent violence on May 9.

PTI