THE KASGANJ district administration has formed a committee to identify a roundabout (a circular intersection or road junction) in the district to be named after 22-year-old Chandan Gupta, who was shot dead during a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ taken out last year on Republic Day.
The murder had triggered several incidents of violence in Kasganj last year.
“At the Republic Day celebration yesterday, state minister and Kasganj in-charge district Suresh Pasi had announced that a roundabout will be named after Chandan Gupta. A committee has been formed to identify the roundabout and ensure there are not disputes regarding the same,” said Kasganj District Magistrate (DM) R P Singh, adding that no new roundabout will be constructed for the same.
Singh said this was being done as per the wishes of Gupta’s family.
Twenty persons had been named in the FIR lodged in connection with the youth’s murder. During investigation, police had discovered the involvement of 9 others. The accused were identified on the basis of videos and CCTV footage.
In April last year, an Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to investigate the case had filed chargesheet against 24 persons, including prime accused Saleem and his two brothers Naseem and Waseem.
In August, the Kasganj district administration invoked the National Security Act against all three.
