Non secular chief Dhirendra Shastri’s brother, 3 others booked for assault over land dispute
A case was registered on Tuesday towards Shaligram Garg, youthful brother of religious chief Dhirendra Shastri, and three of his associates for allegedly assaulting a person and firing a minimum of three rounds at him over a land dispute in Chhatarpur district, police stated.
The incident passed off on Tuesday afternoon at Kodha village underneath Rajnagar police station space.
Shastri, the pinnacle of Bageshwar Dham, a non secular centre, stated he had nothing to do with Garg, and if discovered responsible, the latter must be punished in line with the legislation.
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Superintendent of Police Rajat Saklecha stated that police rushed to the spot after being alerted and admitted the injured man, Moti Kushwaha (30), to the district hospital.
As per Kushwaha’s criticism, he was at his house when Garg and three others referred to as him out. As quickly as he stepped out, he was attacked with sticks. Additionally they fired at him, with one bullet grazing his ear, one other his abdomen, and a 3rd his physique.
He was scheduled to testify on behalf of Jugal Kishore Pandey in a land grabbing case towards Shaligram Garg, and it led to the assault, Kushwaha instructed police.
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Medical doctors noticed a bullet-like object in his physique in an X-ray picture, the SP stated, including {that a} case has been registered towards Shaligram Garg, Satish, Ashish, and one other particular person underneath related sections of the BNS.
Dhirendra Shastri stated that he had said three years in the past that Shaligram Garg had nothing to do with the household.
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“The complete world is my household. The complete society is my household. I dwell for society, for the nation, for Sanatan Dharma. Chhatarpur district and my household listed here are very giant, so one thing or the opposite retains taking place. The legislation ought to punish (the responsible),” he stated.
No arrest has been made but, the official stated.
