Mathura violence: Cult leader Ram Vriksh Yadav, 18 others cremated after post-mortem

Earlier, some saints in Vrindaban opposed the district administration's decision to cremate the bodies in Vrindaban

Mathura violence
Several huts caught fire after clashes between police and encroachers who were being evicted from Jawahar Bagh in Mathura. Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Mathura
Last Updated : Jun 07 2016 | 8:09 AM IST
Doctors today conducted post-mortem of Ram Vriksh Yadav, who had led the encroachers of Jawahar Bag, and was among 29 killed in the clash with the police before he was cremated here.

Police did not hand over the body of Ram Vriksh to one of his council members Tarni Kumar Gautam, who had came to claim it, after conducting of post-mortem along with 18 others including two woman, police said.

The post-mortems were conducted by a team of five doctors led by Assistant CMO Brajesh Khanna, including Dr Bhudeo, Dr Anup Chaudhari, Dr Mahipal Singh and Dr Amit Agrawal.

Earlier, some saints in Vrindaban opposed the district administration's decision to cremate the bodies in Vrindaban, saying they were "terrorists" and had killed good police officers.

"We shall not allow the pious land of Vrindaban to become unpious," saints lead by Mahant Fuldol Maharaj and Mahamandaleshwar Naval Giri Maharaj told the police after which the last rites were performed in Mathura.

Meanwhile, bodies of two people have been identified by their family members.

"One of them has been identified as Finku Chauhan, resident of Ambapur in Azamgarh, the other as 40-year-old Mahesh Jaiswal of Gay Ghat in Siddhartha Nagar district," they said.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner Aligarh, who is heading the administrative probe, Chandra Kant, said he would resume his enquiry on Jawahar Bag next week.

"We shall hold next phase of enquiry next week. The exact date and timings would be communicated later," Commissioner Chandra Kant added.
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First Published: Jun 07 2016 | 12:13 AM IST

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