Four men have been arrested for the murder of a master mason belonging to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Meerut, the police said on Saturday, a day after the incident resulted in an uproar on social media.
According to an officer, the victim, Indrashekhar Jatav, was allegedly killed and his body hung from a tree on Friday by one of the arrested men, Vijaypal Singh, a local strongman, and his supporters.
“One master mason who was making a house has been murdered by the house owner and three other people over a monetary dispute under the limits of the Parikshitgarh police station. The accused have been arrested and the victim’s family is being provided financial help according to rules,” a statement by the Meerut Police said. Action is being taken under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, it added.
