Meerut: A third FIR was filed by the UP Police in Bulandshahar violence on Monday. The FIR was filed on the basis of a written complaint by Amarjeet, the father of the 20-year-old youth Sumit, who was also killed along with inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in the December 3 violence."Based on Amarjeet's written complaint, we have lodged an FIR under sections of murder against unknown persons at the Syana kotwali. The FIR will be merged with the existing FIR of the ongoing probe in the violence," Pravin Ranjan Singh, superintendent of police (city) said.Sumit, a resident of Chingrawati village in Bulandshahar, had sustained bullet injuries during the violent protest on December 3. He was rushed to a hospital in Meerut where he succumbed to his injuries on December 3. His body was brought a day later to his native village.His family had initially alleged that their son was killed by policemen and demanded a case be lodged against cops. The local BJP leaders had then assured them of an intervention in the matter.Meanwhile, Sumit was reportedly seen in violence videos that went viral on social media. In one of the videos, he, along with other protesters, can be seen throwing stones at the police team. In another video, he is seen being rescued out of a field after having sustained a bullet injury.The SIT report on the violence has reportedly claimed that both inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and Sumit were hit by bullets of .32 calibre. The investigating agencies, however, were yet to ascertain whether the bullets were fired from the same pistol.

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