Uttar Pradesh: Violent protest in Chandauli as girl allegedly dies during police raid

VARANASI: Unruly scenes were created in Manrajpur village under the limits of Saiyyedraja police station in Chandauli district on Sunday night when a 21-year-old girl Nisha Yadav died due to alleged thrashing by police during a raid to nab her father and history-sheeter Kanhaiya Yadav.
Her sister also suffered grave injuries as she tried to cut the veins of her wrist.
The incident led to violent protest by villagers who indulged in brick batting and tried to block national highway-2 after damaging an ambulance.
SP Chandauli Ankur Agrawal said that SO Saiyyedraja has been suspended in this connection and process is underway to lodge FIR on getting complaint from the family of Nisha.
IG Varanasi range K Satyanarayan, who also took stock of incident site and met injured girl in district hospital, said that appropriate action was being taken after receiving complaint while condition of injured girl is stable.
Reports stated that a team of police led by SO Saiyyedraja had raided the place of Kanhaiya Yadav. IG said that an externment order was issued against Kanhaiya having criminal history with police. Following issuance of a non-bailable warrant against him police had gone to search him.
However, Kanhaiya was not found after which cops tried to take his brother with them. Nisha opposed this bid of cops when she was allegedly thrashed by SO Saiyyedraja after which she died. Her sister also tried to cut her veins.
During the same high voltage drama scores of villagers gathered there and attacked police team in which several cops also suffered injuries. More unruly scenes were created by the angry mob of locals when the cops tried to take the body of Nisha for further action.
Samajwadi Party's MLA from Sakaldiha Prabhunath Yadav and other party leaders also reached the site.