Nuh riots accused Bittu Bajrangi held after intense chase

NT Bureau, Agencies

Gurugram: Bittu Bajrangi, also known as Raj Kumar, who has been accused of instigating the violence in Haryana's Nuh district, was questioned and subsequently arrested after a long chase near his house in Faridabad at the Sadar Nuh Police Station on Tuesday.

He was previously booked for hate speech and 'outraging religious sentiments' on 1 August, a day after violence broke out in the region.

Bittu, in his Facebook video had allegedly claimed that he would participate in this yatra. Soon, several other videos made by locals in response to those by Monu Manesar and Bittu went viral on social media.

Bajrangi, who is the president of Gau Raksha Bajrang Force and an associate of wanted 'cow vigilante' Monu Manesar, is known for leading rallies against 'love jihad' and putting up posts asking his followers to boycott shops run by Muslims.

The police said a case has been filed under Sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty among others.