New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to pay a visit to Gorakhpur on Monday.
The visit comes after two police personnel at the Gorakhnath temple in the district were attacked on Sunday night. The Chief Minister is MLA from Gorakhpur Urban.
According to Uttar Pradesh Police, a man forcibly tried to enter the Gorakhnath Temple premises and attacked the on-duty police personnel with a sharp weapon on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi, a resident of Gorakhpur.
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to hand over the probe to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
Situation could have gone out of control, UP ATS & UP STF will look into the matter. 3 PSE constables who busted this incident to be given Rs 5 lakhs as declared by the CM. This was seemingly a larger conspiracy, but probe at preliminary stage…: UP ADG (L&O)Prashant Kumar pic.twitter.com/d5gdtLceMa
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 4, 2022
ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said the man who attacked two police personnel at Gorakhnath temple has been arrested.
“He is a resident of Gorakhpur. A sickle has been recovered from him. An FIR has been lodged against him. There could be a terror angle in it. The case will be transferred to ATS,” he said.
UP | ATS & STF is probing the whole matter, we’re in contact with all the agencies. The accused tried to enter from a safe place chanting religious slogans & attacked police personnel with a sharp weapon, which resulted in serious injuries: ADG Law & Order Prashant Kumar pic.twitter.com/0X7orGSWaf
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 4, 2022
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said strict action will be taken based on the investigation.
