Ballia: BJP worker arrested for assaulting Dalit engineer, Bhim Army chief said- ‘This is not an attack on Jatav ji- this is an attack on Baba Saheb’s dreams’
Police arrested a BJP worker in Ballia district for assaulting a Dalit engineer and using abusive casteist language.
Published on: 25 Aug 2025, 8:30 am
Uttar Pradesh: Police have arrested BJP worker Munna Bahadur Singh (40) for assaulting a Dalit power department engineer in Ballia district on Saturday. According to police, the incident took place in the engineer’s office when Munna Bahadur Singh reached there with his companions.
In a video that went viral on social media, the accused can be seen attacking the engineer with a shoe and abusing him. The police produced the accused in court on Sunday, from where he was sent to judicial custody.
Ballia Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh said, “As soon as the information about the incident was received on Saturday afternoon, the police team reached the spot and started investigation.”
The victim engineer Lal Singh told the police that about 20-25 people led by Munna Bahadur Singh barged into his office and made casteist remarks against him. Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against the accused and other unknown people under various sections like assault on a government employee, abuse and other sections. Along with this, sections of SC/ST Act have also been imposed.
A day before this incident, National President of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) and MP from Nagina Lok Sabha constituency Chandrashekhar Azad had posted a video related to the incident on social media platform X and strongly reacted to the atrocities being committed on Dalits under the BJP rule and demanded action in the case.
