Amid a standoff between the Akhil Bharatiya Ror Mahasabha and the Haryana government over the alleged encounter of two men, BJP’s Karnal MLA Jagmohan Anand has received a death threat, prompting police to register an FIR against unidentified persons and beef up his security.
Anand has already clarified that during the protest by Veeru’s family, he had only assured them of strict police action and was not aware of any encounter. HT has a copy of the letter, in which the sender threatened to kill the MLA and his son over Anand’s statements aimed at pacifying the protesting Valmiki community and the kin of Veeru Valmiki, who was shot dead by two bike-borne men on August 5. The letter also mentioned the August 7 encounter in which two youths—Harsh of Kala Majra village in Karnal and Birbal of Matarwa Kheri in Kaithal—were shot dead by police in an alleged exchange of gunfire.
The Akhil Bharatiya Ror Mahasabha termed the encounter “fake” and sought a high-level probe by the CBI, action against the police personnel involved in the encounter, and Anand’s resignation and apology over his statements. Inspector Vikrant, station house officer (SHO) of Civil Lines police station, said an FIR was registered on Thursday and additional police personnel were deployed for the MLA’s security.
