Uttarakhand: Congress MLA’s Son Attacked by Masked Assailants

Saurabh Raj Behar, son of Congress MLA Tilak Raj Behar, was attacked by three masked men in Uttarakhand. He is currently in serious condition in the ICU.

India

-Krishna Kripa

Saurabh
Raj
Behar,
son
of
Congress
MLA
Tilak
Raj
Behar,
was
attacked
by
three
masked
individuals
on
Sunday.
The
incident
took
place
in
the
Awas
Vikas
area
of
Rudrapur,
Uttarakhand.
Saurabh,
a
councilor
of
the
Rudrapur
Municipal
Corporation,
was
on
his
way
to
a
police
outpost
when
the
attack
occurred.
He
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
in
critical
condition
and
is
currently
in
the
ICU.

According
to
police
reports,
Saurabh
was
assaulted
with
sticks
and
rods
by
three
men
on
a
motorcycle.
They
fled
the
scene
immediately
after
the
attack.
The
police
have
launched
an
investigation
and
are
actively
searching
for
the
attackers.
Chief
Minister
Pushkar
Singh
Dhami
has
ordered
a
thorough
inquiry
into
the
incident
after
speaking
with
MLA
Behar.

Political
Reactions
and
Accusations

The
attack
has
sparked
significant
political
reactions.
Tilak
Raj
Behar
accused
the
police
of
luring
his
son
to
the
outpost
under
false
pretenses
for
a
compromise
meeting.
He
alleged
that
this
was
part
of
a
premeditated
conspiracy
to
harm
Saurabh.
“My
son
Saurabh
was
called
under
a
pre-planned
conspiracy
under
the
pretext
of
a
panchayat
village
council
meeting
and
a
life-threatening
attack
was
carried
out
on
him.
This
is
a
clear
failure
of
law
and
order,” he
stated.

Former
MLA
Rajkumar
Thukral
condemned
the
violence,
stating
that
while
political
disagreements
are
common,
such
acts
of
hooliganism
are
unacceptable.
“Differences
of
opinion
are
natural
in
politics,
but
this
kind
of
open
hooliganism
will
not
be
tolerated
under
any
circumstances,”
he
remarked.

Community
Support
and
Investigation

The
news
of
the
attack
caused
unrest
in
the
area,
drawing
numerous
political
leaders,
social
organisation
members,
and
supporters
to
the
hospital.
Among
those
who
visited
were
Municipal
Corporation
Mayor
Vikas
Sharma
and
Rudrapur
MLA
Shiv
Arora,
who
met
with
Tilak
Raj
Behar
to
express
their
support.

Saurabh
had
reportedly
been
involved
in
an
argument
with
a
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
leader
days
before
the
incident.
This
led
to
his
summons
by
police
for
dispute
resolution.
The
police
are
investigating
all
angles
as
they
search
for
those
responsible
for
the
assault.

Tilak
Raj
Behar,
who
represents
Kichha
constituency
and
is
a
former
state
cabinet
minister,
expressed
his
determination
to
find
justice
for
his
son.
He
warned
that
if
the
attackers
are
not
apprehended
soon,
he
would
personally
lead
efforts
to
locate
them
with
his
supporters.

Doctors
at
the
hospital
continue
to
monitor
Saurabh’s
condition
closely
due
to
its
seriousness.
The
situation
remains
tense
as
authorities
work
to
resolve
this
high-profile
case
involving
political
figures
in
Uttarakhand.

With
inputs
from
PTI