Peda riots: Victim’s family say receiving threats, demand police protection

Meerut | Monday | 15th October, 2018

Summary:

Bijnor: The family members of 17-year-old Vishal Singh, who was killed during riots in Peda village one-and-a-half years ago, protested before district magistrate’s (DM) office on Monday and demanded that the six of the eight accused booked be arrested immediately. Vishal died of bullet injuries while Sanjay got injured. Eighteen months have passed, but police have failed to arrest the accused. They have alleged that they are getting threats from the accused and have demanded police protection.On February 10, 2017, just a day before the first phase of UP assembly polls, Vishal and his father Sanjay Kumar of Naya Ganv were shot at Bijnor’s Peda village. They are roaming freely and threatening us with dire consequence..