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Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was detained successful Lucknow connected Saturday (October 11, 2025) erstwhile helium attempted to sojourn Fatehpur and supply fiscal assistance to the household of a Dalit antheral allegedly lynched successful Rae Bareli connected October 1. As soon arsenic Mr. Rai, on with elder enactment leaders — including Sitapur Lok Sabha MP Rakesh Rathore — came retired from the State enactment office, the policemen stopped their conveyance and took them to a constabulary station. They were aboriginal acceptable escaped successful the evening.
“When Hariom Balmiki was being brutally beaten to death, the constabulary was missing. Today, arsenic Congress members are rushing to the assistance of the victim’s family, the aforesaid constabulary forcibly stopped us. This exposes the administration’s utter indifference to the nationalist and the fearful mindset of those successful power. Due to unit from the government, constabulary worked successful an authoritarian fashion. This is simply a nonstop onslaught connected justness and humanity,” Mr. Rai told The Hindu.
Mr. Rai vowed to basal with the victim’s household and combat for the issues of marginalised sections. “Brave workers of Rahul Gandhi volition ne'er beryllium intimidated by these threats. We volition ever basal against oppression and injustice. We were arrested and kept successful the constabulary line, but nary 1 tin halt america from helping Hariom Valmiki ji’s family. The Congress enactment has ever fought for the rights of the Dalits, the marginalised, and the exploited, and this combat volition lone turn stronger now,” helium said.
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On October 10, a section Congress delegation from Fatehpur headed to conscionable Valmiki’s household to supply fiscal assistance was stopped by the section administration.
The deceased was lynched by a mob connected October 1 aft helium was suspected of being a thief. In the viral video of the incident, a radical of men were seen beating the victim, who could beryllium feebly heard saying immoderate words, including “Rahul Gandhi”. The accused continued to bushed him, saying successful Hindi that “everyone present is with Baba”.
The Rae Bareli constabulary said Valmiki, who had reportedly been mentally unstable, was walking to his in-laws’ location erstwhile a mob surrounded him and accused him of being a subordinate of a pack marking houses with drones for theft. He was beaten with belts and sticks and died soon after. The video led to an uproar aft which Rae Bareli constabulary suspended 3 constabulary personnel, including a sub-inspector, and besides removed the Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjay Kumar and arrested 5 persons.
Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha and section MP Rahul Gandhi, whose sanction besides figured successful the viral video, spoke with the household of the deceased connected October 5, assuring assistance and support.
