Chandrashekhar Azad, the Cheif of the Bhim Army, was shot on Wednesday in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was hospitalised quickly and is doing well, according to a police officer. Azad was hurt when armed men ambushed his convoy close to Deoband.
“I don’t remember well but my people identified them. Their car went towards Saharanpur. We took a U-Turn. Five of us, including my younger brother, were in the car when the incident occurred,” Azad narrated this from hospital bed.
According to Saharanpur SSP Vipin Tada, A few car-borne armed men fired shots at Chandrashekhar Azad’s convoy, He was only missed by a gunshot. He was rushed to CHC for medical attention and is doing OK. Police are looking into the situation. According to a different authority, a bullet passed past the Dalit leader and grazed his lower back. The car’s front side door was shot through, and the bullet became lodged in the seat.
The assailants’ vehicle carried a Haryana-licensed registration number plate, according to police sources.
“There were five of us in the car, including my brother Manish, when a car sped up behind us and opened fire on us. Although those who were around me could identify them, I could not. While the attackers’ automobile was making its way through Gagalhedi towards Saharanpur, we instantly made a U-turn. I dialled SSP Saharanpur’s number and told him that I had been shot and was in pain. I don’t recall much because I became agitated. I believe one of our employees was hurt, but I’m not sure. I have no animosity against anyone, Azad stated.
SSP Saharanpur Vipin Tada stated, “We were informed of the incident at about 5.15 pm in the Deoband area. He was contacted by senior police officers. The stomach was hardly hit by the bullet. He was immediately taken to the community health centre (CHC), where the physicians treated him and declared his condition to be normal and safe. On the basis of the victim’s comments and the CCTV footage, we will now examine the occurrence.
The Bhim Army has in the meantime released a statement on the assault. “The murderous assault on Bhai Chandrasekhar Azad, National President of the Bhim Army, in Deoband, Saharanpur, is a wicked attempt to put an end to the Bahujan Mission Movement! The Bhim Army issued a statement demanding the immediate arrest of the suspect, harsh action, and protection for National President Bhai Chandrasekhar Azad.
The founder of the Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar, became well-known following the Police-Dalit conflict in Saharanpur in 2017 as the latter protested the caste clash that had occurred in the district at the time. He was then detained by the UP STF, but was released on bail in November 2017. The NSA against him was dropped in 2018, but the UP government imprisoned him and did so. Later, he established the Azad Samaj Party, the Bhim Army’s political branch, which is quite powerful in Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, and the surrounding districts.
