Overview
- The protest began on May 19 when MP Iqra Hasan brought the family of Monu Kashyap to the DIG office in Saharanpur and staged a sit-in that blocked the main road after officials gave no immediate assurance on the murder investigation.
- Police registered an FIR at Sadar Bazar police station on Thursday that names Hasan, seven named supporters and 25 unidentified people and cites charges for obstructing government work, blocking traffic, preventing public servants from performing duties, and violating prohibitory orders.
- Five people, including former state minister Mangeram Kashyap, were detained during the disturbances and were released the next day under Section 151, a preventive order used to avoid further public-order incidents; Hasan says she was briefly taken to the women’s police station for about ten minutes.
- Authorities are examining viral videos and CCTV footage to identify the unnamed participants listed in the FIR and have said further legal action will follow as that evidence is verified.
- The case has raised local political tensions with Samajwadi Party workers accusing the district administration of targeting opposition voices and the matter may draw closer scrutiny in Lucknow as the family continues to press for justice in the April 21 killing.