H Raja blames police for inaction over murder of BJP functionary in Trichy

TRICHY:

BJP national secretary

H Raja accused the police of undermining the issue of a dalit BJP functionary F

Vijaya Raghu

, 38, being murdered by a Muslim history-sheeter in

Trichy

, here on Wednesday.


Stating that under the guise of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Islamic terrorism had been unleashed across Tamil Nadu, Raja said, “As a part of that, BJP functionary Vijaya Raghu has been murdered. In order to underplay it, some efforts are being made.”

Raja met the family members of Vijaya Raghu in Trichy early this morning before lashing out at the police for not arresting the murderer

Mittai Babu

alias

Mohammed Babu

, 25, of Trichy even after three hours.

“Four hours after the murder, the killer went to the court but the police failed to arrest him. Instead, the police was quick to term it a murder with personal motive. I am totally dissatisfied with the reaction of the police to the press,” said Raja condemning the inspector general of police, central zone and commissioner of police, Trichy city i/c then A Amalraj for ruling out communal angle in the murder.

Vijaya Raghu was murdered by a gang led by Mittai Babu near Gandhi market in Trichy in the early hours on Monday.

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