Overview
- Shareef Qureshi, 45, was assaulted on Hanumangarhi Road while taking buffalo meat to his shop, leaving him injured and his motorcycle damaged.
- An FIR at Harduaganj names seven accused and 10–12 unidentified persons under BNS provisions for rioting, wrongful restraint, causing hurt, breach of peace, intimidation and mischief.
- Those named include Anuj Pandit, Sheelu Rajput, Naveen Chaudhary, Sumit Thakur, Aditya Hindu, Yashu Pandit and Prashant Jatav, according to police.
- Two suspects — identified as Sheelu Rajput and Anuj/Anuj Pandit — are in custody as investigators pursue others linked to the attack.
- A meat sample was sent to a Mathura laboratory to verify its nature, while the victim’s family says valid purchase bills were torn and videos of the assault aided identification; opposition leaders demanded strict action.