New Delhi: Masked men attack Congress MLA's son in Uttarakhand
Saurabh Raj Behar, son of Congress MLA Tilak Raj Behar and a councilor of the Rudrapur Municipal Corporation in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district, was attacked by three masked assailants on Sunday, police said.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to MLA Behar over the phone after receiving information about the incident and ordered an investigation into the matter.
The police said Saurabh had left his home to go to the police outpost on Sunday evening when the incident occurred in the Awas Vikas area.
According to the police, three masked men on a motorcycle attacked him with sticks and rods and fled the scene.
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Saurabh was immediately admitted to the hospital in serious condition, where he has been kept in the ICU due to his critical condition.
According to doctors, Saurabh’s condition remains serious, and his health is being constantly monitored.
Tilak Raj Behar is the MLA from Kichha and a former cabinet minister of the state. Saurabh is his younger son.
As soon as the news of the incident spread, there was a commotion in the area, and a large number of leaders of political parties, office-bearers of social organisations, and Behar’s supporters reached the hospital.
The Congress MLA accused the police administration of calling his son to the police outpost under the pretext of a compromise and then carrying out a pre-planned attack on him.
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“My son Saurabh was called under a pre-planned conspiracy under the pretext of a panchayat (village council meeting) and a life-threatening attack was carried out on him. This is a clear failure of law and order. If the police do not arrest the attackers soon, I will myself search for the attackers with my supporters,” the MLA said.
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