Ramesh Yadav, the newly appointed State Secretary of the BJP’s Pichhda Morcha (Backward Classes Wing), returned to Kanpur after assuming office in Lucknow on Monday. He celebrated his political elevation through the day. Congratulations and celebrations continued till late evening.
In a brazen challenge to law and order, masked robbers entered Yadav’s farmhouse in the Sen-Paschim Para area of Kanpur. The criminals held the prominent leader hostage in his own home and fled after looting valuables and cash.
They first overpowered Ramesh Yadav and tied his hands and feet. Ramesh Yadav is no ordinary local leader. He has served as a Block Incharge thrice. His wife, Shashi, has also held the same position. Recently, he joined the BJP and was entrusted with a significant responsibility – that of a state secretary. News of the robbery at the residence of a prominent leader from the ruling party caused a stir within the police department. Senior officers rushed to the scene overnight. Joint Police Commissioner Dr Vipin Tada, DCP (South) Deependra Nath Chaudhary, and a heavy police contingent arrived at the location and initiated an investigation. The police are currently scrutinising CCTV footage from the farmhouse and surrounding areas in an effort to identify the masked perpetrators. Police have not been able to identify the robbers yet.
They then ransacked the house, making off with cash and valuables worth around Rs 50 lakh. He had also contested the 2022 Assembly elections from the Bithoor constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket. Around 14 staff members, including four security guards, four gunmen and a driver, have been rounded up for questioning, according to reports.
The criminals had arrived fully prepared, according to his account to the police.
