Tag : Bhullar

New Delhi: National Commission for Minorities on Wednesday sought a reply from the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, following the death of a woman named Gurpreet Bhullar in a clash between Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Police by October 31. The woman was allegedly killed in a clash between UP's Moradabad Police and locals in Bharatpur village of Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar. "You are requested to kindly send a factual report in this matter latest by October 31 for the consideration of the commission," the Commission said in its notice. Following the matter, Uttarakhand Police on October 13 registered an FIR against over 10 Uttar Pradesh policemen under an attempt to murder and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). "UP Police came here without informing anyone. They were not in uniform and were not carrying ID cards. Raids are not conducted this way. They entered a house, fired, and a woman lost her life. This is wrong. A case of murder has been registered," Nilesh Anand Bharney, DIG, Kumaon Range at Bharatpur. The DIG said, "We're probing it. Had they (UP police) informed the local police, they might have been able to help them better as they are aware of the area. Injured UP Police officials went to Moradabad hospital without informing us." Speaking to ANI, Rajkumar, the Additional Director General of Police, Bareilly, said that a police team had gone to Uttarakhand on a search operation for a wanted criminal following which they were taken hostage and were fired upon. "Two of our personnel are critically injured and they are undergoing treatment. We are investigating the matter. We are in contact with the Uttarakhand Police," he said. Shalabh Mathur, DIG, (Moradabad) of Uttar Pradesh Police said on Wednesday ...