Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) staged a protest at Kangra district headquarters in Himachal Pradesh against the state government demanding a fair investigation in the brutal murder case of a 21-year-old boy in Chamba.
"The state government has insulted democracy by stopping the former CM from meeting with the victim's family. The investigation of brutal murder case should be handed over to NIA," said Bhardwaj while talking to the media.
The matter pertains to the murder of 21-year-old youth, identified as Manohar, in Chamba, who was in an alleged relationship with a girl from a different community. The youth's body was later found in a mutilated condition in a drain.
After the murder of 21-year-old Manohar, a Dalit man in Chamba who was in an alleged relationship with a girl from the minority community last week, political bickering has escalated in the state. Section 144 and prohibitory orders have been enforced in the Kihar police station area of Ch
While, Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged the involvement of the main accused in "anti-national activities", Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu has urged the politicians to refrain from giving any political colour to the case.
Himachal Pradesh Police enforced Section 144 in the Kihar police station area of Chamba district in light of the murder of a 21-year-old man last week, the officials said on Thursday.