Bengal police reaches Aligarh to arrest BJYM leader, his supporters lock up & thrash cops

New Delhi: A team of West Bengal police reached Aligarh on Friday to arrest Yogesh Varshney, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) to arrest him in a case dating back to 2017.

However, the police team was cornered and locked up in a room by BJP workers, who were apparently enraged over former’s misbehavior with the leader’s family members. The Bengal police personnel were also beaten up inside the locked room.

Yogesh Varshney stoked controversy with his remarks as he announced Rs 11 lakh bounty for bringing Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s head. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha is the young wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

विवेचना के क्रम में प0बंगाल पुलिस थाना गांधीपार्क क्षेत्र पहुँची,स्थानीय लोगों की टीम से अनबन हुई-स्थानीय लोगों ने टीम पर बदतमीजी के आरोप लगाए-अधिकारियों द्वारा तत्काल मौके पर पहुँचकर स्थिति को शांत कराया गया,प0बंगाल पुलिस द्वारा कोई गिरफ्तारी नहीं की गई।

— ALIGARH POLICE (@aligarhpolice) September 18, 2021

However, the Aligarh police reached the spot and rescued the Bengal police who were locked up by unruly crowd.

“In the course of the investigation, the Bengal Police Station reached the Gandhipark area, there was a rift with the team of the local people – the local people accused the team of misbehavior – the situation was pacified by the officials immediately on the spot, no arrest was made by the West Bengal Police”, Aligarh police said.

According to a viral video on social media, when the police team in civil uniforms was taken out of leader’s house, a member from the crowd was heard shouting “Khela kar denge.”

बंगाल पुलिस की अलीगढ़ में कमरा बंद कर पिटाई की गई। स्थानीय पुलिस ने बचाया। @derekobrienmp pic.twitter.com/5kUYicmOUB

— Anil Tiwari (@Interceptors) September 17, 2021

What was the case against BJP leader?

The police raid on BJP leader was because of his controversial remarks, in which he announced bounty of Rs 11 lakh for someone who brings the head of WB CM Mamata Banerjee in 2017.

The four police officers of West Bengal’s CID department including SI Suvasish Dutt and constable Alamgir had arrived with arrest warrant and attachment issued by the court against BJYM leader, Yogesh Varshney regarding his association with the 2017 case.

How Bengal cops were held & kept captive for hours

Initially, the officers arrived at Gandhipark police station. Then nearly at 7:30 PM, the police arrived at Yogesh’s house, accompanied by Gandhipark outpost in-charge Sandeep Kumar and a constable. Later the policemen from WB entered the leader’s house in civil uniform to enquire about the latter.

Yogesh was not in the house. While searching the house, the policemen got into an argument with the family members. Consequently, the information reached Yogesh, who allegedly sent BJP workers to stop the policemen from the enquiry. Later the officers were locked and beaten and their identification cards and arrest warrant were seized.