Mirzapur man killed for praising PM Modi, CM Yogi Adityanath, accused caught after 6 hour search
2 min read 13 Jun 2023, 05:21 PM ISTA car driver mowed down their passenger with the car and crushed him to death because the latter raised objections to him over criticizing PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur
PremiumMirzapur man was killed for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seemingly accentuating the what the Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal starrer Indian action crime thriller. The accused identified as Amzad is a resident of the Vindhyachal police station area in Mirzapur. While, the deceased victim Rajesh Dubey (50) is a resident of Kolahi village, added the police.
A car driver and the now slain man had entered into a heated political debate when the former allegedly mowed down the Mirzapur man. The driver mowed down their passenger with the car and crushed him to death because the latter raised objections to him over criticizing PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur on Monday, said the Uttar Pradesh police.
The accused had fled after committing the crime, however, he was caught by the police after a six hour chase.
"The deceased Rajesh Dubey went to his brother Rakesh Dubey's son's wedding in Mirzapur by this car. A relative of his, who was also sitting in the SUV, told that there were some arguments over politics which irked the driver, which led to the incident", said Mirzapur Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Mishra.
The deceased victim was returning from a marriage function in a taxi being driven by Amzad, as per the police. During the journey, Dubey and other passengers got engaged in a political discussion, the police said. During the discussion, Amzad started criticizing PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath aggressively, the police further said.
Dubey allegedly objected to Amzad insulting PM Modi and CM Yogi and the two got into a heated argument. The other passengers sitting in the car intervened and pacified the duo.
After some time, the passengers began leaving the vehicle one at a time as their destinations arrived. Rajesh was the only passenger left behind. Amzad reportedly stopped the car in the middle of the road and asked Rajesh to get down from his car.
It is alleged that after getting down on the road, when Rajesh Dubey was going towards his house on foot, Amzad allegedly rammed his speeding SUV into him from behind and crushed him to death.
When the villagers got to know about the incident, they got infuriated. They gathered on the highway which blocked the Mirzapur-Prayagraj road.
The villagers demanded calling the District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) on the site.
(With ANI inputs)