Dadri case: Lynching planned to stoke unrest, says police intelligence report

GREATER NOIDA: A police intelligence report accessed by TOI suggests Bisada could have blown up in a bigger way than Muzaffarnagar as it is surrounded by Rajput villages, known as the Satha Chaurasi. Indicating a planned move to fan communal flames, the report also talks of plan to demolish a mosque in a nearby village.

The report also says prompt action by the administration, and intervention of villagers after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq on September 28, had helped prevent the violence from spreading to nearby villages.

Bisada is in the middle of Satha Chaurasi. Adjacent to these Rajput villages are Dasna and Masuri, which has a large minority population. The report says efforts were made to fan communal flames after the murder of Akhlaq, with some "cow slaughter protesters" agitating near NTPC, Dadri the day after.

The report also mentions the presence of some "elements" that are misguiding local people in the name of religion. It cites protests that broke out against cow slaughter after Akhlaq's killing to illustrate its point.

Satha Chaurasi is a part of the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency. The region includes parts of Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Baghpat, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. There are 60 villages where members of the Sisodia Rajput clan dominate and 84 villages where the Tomar Rajputs dominate. Bisada is a Rajput-dominated village.

The report says the lynching was reported to the police at 10.40 pm on Monday. Acting on the information, Jarcha police post in-charge Ranveer Singh and his team reached the scene at 10.50 pm. The mob was could have attacked the police had villagers not intervened, a police officer said.

By 11.10 pm, deputy superintendent of police Anurag Singh and superintendent of police Sanjay Singh arrived. Gautam Budh Nagar police chief Kiran S was also informed.

Kiran S reached Bisada around 1 am. The DM reached by 2.30 am. Both the DM and SSP held talks with villagers to ensure peace in the area village while another team led by Anurag Singh went after the suspects, the report says.