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UP BJP Worker Dies After Ghazipur Station Clash as Police Deny Lathicharge

Authorities have opened a magisterial probe after ordering police suspensions.

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Residents of Gathiya village outside Nonhara police station on 9 September. BJP worker Siyaram Upadhyay, who died Thursday, seen on extreme right in yellow with a phone in his hand | By special arrangement
UPCC president Ajay Rai. (File)

Overview

  • Siyaram Upadhyay, 35, died on 11 September after injuries sustained during a 9 September protest at Nonhara police station over a dispute involving tubewell wiring in Gathiya village.
  • Ghazipur police suspended six personnel and sent five to line duty, with the inquiry initiated on directions from Varanasi Zone DIG Vaibhav Krishna.
  • A panel of doctors is conducting a videographed post-mortem, and police say further legal action will follow the findings along with compensation for the family.
  • The deceased’s family and local BJP activists allege police switched off lights and baton-charged protesters, while SP Iraj Raja denies any lathicharge and attributes the unrest to a power cut and a local clash.
  • Protests and a heavy security presence continue in the area, BJP leaders have demanded a high-level probe, and Congress leader Ajay Rai met the family alleging no FIR has been filed and seeking enhanced compensation and a job.