NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante needed in reference to the homicide of two males from Rajasthan and for his alleged position in inciting violence within the Nuh district in July, was apprehended by the Haryana Police on Tuesday. The controversial Bajrang Dal chief was detained by the Crime Investigative Company of Haryana Police whereas he was going to a market in Manesar on Tuesday. Manesar was later despatched to 14 days judicial custody until September 24 by an area court docket.
#WATCH | Bajrang Dal’s Monu Manesar detained by Haryana Police. Particulars awaited.
(Visuals: Seen in CCTV of an area shopkeeper) pic.twitter.com/0ufirgX6jy
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2023
Sharing extra data, Mridul Kachawa, Superintendent of Police in Bharatpur, earlier stated, “Haryana Police has detained Monu Manesar, a key determine needed within the Nasir and Junaid homicide case. Our officers are in communication with them, and as soon as their procedures conclude, our District Police will take over.”
#WATCH | Rajasthan | SP Bharatpur, Mridul Kachawa says, “We’ve got acquired data that Haryana Police has detained Monu Manesar, who is needed in Nasir and Junaid (lynching) case. Haryana Police is finishing up its additional process and our officers are involved with them.… https://t.co/3l068yqDCg pic.twitter.com/Dmh3n36tds
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2023
Manesar, related to the Bajrang Dal, stands accused within the homicide of two Muslim males from Rajasthan, Nasir, aged 25, and Junaid, aged 35. They had been purportedly kidnapped by cow vigilantes on February 15 and subsequently discovered useless in a burnt automotive in Loharu, Haryana, on the next day.
Haryana Police sources indicated that Manesar was detained on Tuesday, below bailable sections of the Info Expertise Act. It’s anticipated that he might safe bail by the night, after which the Rajasthan Police will take custody of him for the double-murder case.
Earlier in February, Monu Manesar had been implicated within the Rajasthan homicide case and named in a chargesheet filed by the Rajasthan Police in Might.
Furthermore, Manesar faces accusations of fomenting the violence that erupted in Haryana’s Nuh in July, ensuing within the deaths of at the least six people. The violence initially started on July 31 in the course of the ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, spreading to surrounding areas, together with Gurugram.
Allegations of Manesar’s attendance on the Yatra had reportedly ignited communal tensions. The cow vigilante, who had been evading authorities within the homicide case, had posted a video just a few days earlier than the procession, asserting his intention to take part and urging his supporters to hitch in.
This improvement had reportedly provoked some members of the Muslim group, who interpreted it as a risk, resulting in heated exchanges on social media. Moreover, Manesar’s affiliate, Bittu Bajrangi, had been arrested in reference to the violence the earlier month and subsequently launched on bail.
