In Gorakhpur, a Class 8 student was held hostage in a hardware shop and beaten due to caste hatred, video of making him lick spit went viral—MP Chandrashekhar Azad expressed anger.
Gorakhpur: A heart-wrenching incident that shames humanity has come to light from Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Harsh Maurya, the minor son of a sanitation worker studying in Class 8 in Chiluatal police station area, was allegedly kidnapped by some casteist elements and held hostage in a hardware shop. It is alleged that the student was brutally beaten and forced to lick spit. Not only this, a video of this entire act was made and made viral on social media.
As soon as the news of this inhuman incident came to light, people started reacting sharply. National President of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) and MP from Nagina Chandrashekhar Azad on Friday strongly condemned this incident. He wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter):
“The incident of kidnapping of Harsh Maurya, a minor student of class 8, son of a sanitation worker, in Chiluatal police station area of Gorakhpur district by caste terrorists, holding him hostage in a hardware shop, brutally beating him and making him lick his spit is a shame on humanity… This incident is not just an attack on a child, but a direct attack on the dignity, constitution and humanity of the entire Bahujan Samaj.”
Chandrashekhar Azad also said that this incident raises serious questions on the law and order of Uttar Pradesh. He has demanded from the Chief Minister of the state Yogi Adityanath to take strict action against the culprits and provide justice and security to the victim child.
There has also been a response from the Gorakhpur police in the matter. The official ‘X’ handle of the police said:
“There was a dispute between two minor children about teasing each other over something. Due to this dispute, the above incident was carried out by a minor through another person. A case has been registered on the basis of the complaint received and legal action is being taken by taking the accused into custody.”
The police has said that the matter is a dispute between children and action will be taken, but the video of the incident going viral and the cruelty shown in it has raised questions on the role of the administration.
Courtesy : Hindi News