UP man attacks cops at Gorakhnath temple with sickle, video goes viral [Watch]

IIT Mumbai Chemical Engineer Ahmed Murtaza attacked the security personnel of Gorakhpur Gorakshanath temple @iitbombay

This is the result of continuous targetting of Yogi gvt by liberals & leftists and poisoning minds of youth of this country with so much of hatred & false news. pic.twitter.com/TjWdx0bjyl

— Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (@SVishnuReddy) April 4, 2022

As maintained by sources, Abbasi graduated as chemical engineering from IIT-Mumbai in 2015 and is a native of the Civil Lines area of Gorakhpur. The UP anti-terrorist squad on Monday began probing the case. In a clip that is being extensively shared, Abbasi can be seen chasing cops with a sickle while the policemen and passersby throw bricks at him to defend themselves.

Abbasi’s father Mohammad Munir said he has not been in the right state of mind since 2017. Even his marriage broke because of his mental health and his tendency to live alone. Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi has undergone medical treatment in many cities, including Ahmedabad, his father said.

Abbasi recently arrived from Mumbai. ADG Gorakhpur Akhil Kumar said that Abbasi is being interrogated on why he came to Gorakhnath temple and what his link was with Mumbai. Four teams of police have been deployed for the probe.

Mohammad Munir has been a legal advisor in several finance firms and his brother, a doctor, is the proprietor of Gorokhpur’s Abbasi Hospital.

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