Caste violence in Saharanpur a ‘well-planned’ conspiracy: Yogi govt.

TIL Desk/National/Saharanpur(UP)/ Terming the recent caste-based violence in Saharanpur as a “well-planned” conspiracy, Uttar Pradesh Principal Home Secretary Mani Parsad Mishra has said those responsible will not be spared.

Addressing a press conference here, he said though there had been incidents of violence reported from the district in the last few years, it had not attained the magnitude which was witnessed during the April 20, May 5, May 9 and May 23 clashes.

“It was also witnessed that since (the) April 20 violence, the intensity of such incidents has been on a rise and somewhere it has been felt that there was something lacking in the police administration,” he said, adding that following which, a new team was sent to the district within 24 hours.

He said that in the next 24 hours, the situation is likely to become normal and those responsible for the violence would not be spared and no innocent would be made a scapegoat.