By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Ayodha (UP): Noted peace activist and priest Yugul Kishore Shashtri was arrested here today afternoon (11 January) by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police. On 12 of January (Sunday), he was going to organise a People’s Panchayat on the issue of attack on Shrine of Sheesh Paighambar. The shrine was attacked on 20 December 13, in which a student Zeeshan was also killed.
The Police has arrested Sashtri claiming he is ‘threat to peace and order’ in the city.
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Yugul Kishore Shashtri
According to his close aide and local activist, Shah Alam, the arrest is result of his sustained campaign to expose the communal elements involved in the attack of shrine of Sheesh Paighamar and murder of Syed Zeeshan alias Danish.
“This shows the communal nature of police and administration,” said Alam. “The role of police and local administration is not been very doubtful since beginging of the investigation,” he added.
Rights groups and activists have condemned the arrest and demanded his immediate and unconditional release.
Shahstri, an ex-RSS pracharak himself and resident of Hanuman Garhi has been working on communal harmony. He has been an eyewitness of the demolition of Babri Masjid.
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