New Delhi: Despite the arrest of its leader Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhim Army is set to step up its protest against alleged atrocities on Dalits in Saharanpur. The radical Dalit outfit has announced a rally at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on June 18, Sunday. Kamlesh Devi (55), Chandrashekhar's mother, will address the rally. His brothers, Bhagat Singh (38) and Kamal Kishor (26), will also be present at the rally.
On Thursday morning, Chandrashekhar was arrested by a UP Police team in Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie. The team, comprising members of UP Police's Special Task Force (STF) and the Special Investigative Team (SIT) probing Saharanpur riots nabbed the elusive Bhim Army chief.
Bhim Army, in protest against alleged atrocities on Dalits, had called for a Mahapanchayat in Saharanpur on May 9. While the police denied permission for the public meeting, invitations had already gone out on social media. Hundreds had started making their way to the venue of the meeting when things turned sour. Supporters of the Bhim Army clashed with the police, following which; Chandrashekhar was booked by the police.
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