Moradabad trader dies by suicide after 20-year-old shop demolished
MEERUT, July 31 -- A trader, Chetan Saini, allegedly died by suicide late on Tuesday night following demolition of his 20-year-old shop during an anti-encroachment drive on the Mandi Samiti premises. The 30-year-old fruit trader, also brother of local BJP leader Gajendra Singh, allegedly jumped from the rooftop of his nearby house shortly after expressing despair in a social media post.
The police were investigating the cause of the suicide, said SP (city) Kumar Ranvijay Singh.
"The traders were completely ruined. And by God's grace, it rained too. The administration was enjoying itself. Now tell me, what should be done? Who is responsible for this destruction?" read Saini's post on social media. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak visited Moradabad and met the bereaved family at the post-mortem house. Consoling the family, he promised swift and strict action against those responsible.
"Do not worry. The culprits will not be spared, no matter who they are," Pathak assured the deceased's brother. MLA Ritesh Gupta, who accompanied the deputy CM, said FIRs should be lodged against those responsible for pushing Chetan Saini to suicide. Pathak responded promptly, saying: "Don't worry at all, FIRs will be filed."
The incident unfolded after a bulldozer rolled over Saini's fruit shop inside the Majhola-based Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) complex. The shop, registered in his father's name, had been operational for two decades. Saini ran the business along with his brother Gajendra Singh.
A day before the incident, tension had gripped the Mandi when mandi secretary Sanjeev Kumar was allegedly assaulted by BJP MLA Ritesh Gupta and his supporters. In response, the district administration launched a stringent anti-encroachment campaign on Tuesday, targeting unauthorised tin sheds and illegal constructions on the Mandi premises. Saini's shop was among those demolished, alegedly without prior notice....
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