A Dalit man has died from injuries sustained during a stone-pelting incident between two groups in Greater Noida’s Bhikhampur village on Friday, according to the police. The clash reportedly started over a dispute regarding the passage of a tractor through the village, falling under the jurisdiction of the Rabupura Police Station.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Shivhari Meena, stated that the altercation escalated into stone-pelting, resulting in one person being seriously injured. The victim was later declared dead by doctors at the hospital. “The argument escalated into stone-pelting, during which one person was injured and later declared dead by doctors at the hospital,” Meena said.
Three individuals, identified as Nitin, Nikhil, and Ashu Tyagi, were arrested following an encounter with the police, during which one of them was shot and wounded. Other injured individuals are currently undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, while the police are actively searching for other suspects who have absconded.
The incident has drawn widespread condemnation, including from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mayawati expressed her shock, calling the violence “extremely sad and condemnable.” She demanded stringent action against the culprits and called for assistance for the victim’s family.
“The incident in which one person was killed and several others were seriously injured in violence perpetrated by goons against a Dalit family in Bhikhampur village, Rabupura police station, Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, is extremely sad and condemnable,” she wrote.
An FIR has been registered at the Rabupura Police Station under multiple charges, including rioting, breach of peace, and attempt to murder. Additionally, charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, have been invoked in the case. The investigation is ongoing as police continue to track down the remaining suspects involved.
