Bhopal: District president of Rashtriya Hindu Sena drags youth behind SUV, kills him

A twenty-five year old youth was smashed and dragged for over 100 meters before being crushed under an SUV in Bhopal. The incident occurred early Sunday morning in the MP Nagar area. The youth identified as Salman Khan died in a private hospital late Sunday evening.

Police have registered a murder case and arrested two persons identified as Shiva Patil and his brother-in-law Raja. The other two accused are still at large.

According to CSP Bhopal Hitesh Choudhary the accused Shiva Patil who owns a Toyota Innova car suspected that the victim had scratched and written some filthy words on his car. "On Saturday evening the accused got his car painted and late in the night came back home and called for the victim. He first smashed his head and then attacked him with a sharp edged weapon," said Hitesh Choudhary while talking to India Today said.

Both the accused and the victim are neighbours and live in the Shanti Nagar slum cluster in the MP Nagar area of Bhopal.

According to eyewitnesses both the accused were drunk and first attacked Salman. After that they also attacked his brother Sohail when he tried to intervene. Sohail suffered head injuries and was admitted to the Narmada hospital along with his brother. While Salman was declared dead late Sunday evening, Sohail was discharged from hospital early Monday morning.

Tension gripped the Shanti Nagar area on Monday as angry residents demanded immediate arrest of all the accused.

The main accused claimed to be the district president of Rashtriya Hindu Sena and is allegedly connected with top leaders of the ruling party in Bhopal.

Police tried to play down his association with the Sena and removed the sticker of Rashtriya Hindu Sena from the car used in the crime.

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