Mathura; In Uttar Pradesh, five policemen ​have been suspended in Mathura ​on charges of allegedly deserting SP (City),​ ​Mukul Dwivedi​,​ ​who was lynched by the violent mob of Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena (SBSS) activists at Jawahar Bagh on June 2nd.​ SSP Bablu Kumar confirmed the action against the guilty policemen saying it was prima facie found that they deserted the officer.

Departmental ​action has been initiated against Bhupendra Singh​,​ Kaushlendra Kumar, Rai Singh, Lalta Prasad and Pradeep Kumar, who were then posted at ​various ​Police Stations ​of Mathura. AIR correspondent reports that it was prima facie established that these p​olice-men​ had accompanied ​SP City ​Dwivedi inside Jawahar Bagh but fled when the violent mob attacked.

​The family members of slain SP had raised serious doubts as how an officer, who had 6 to 8 armed PSOs, some with AK-47 rifles, could have been lynched, in their presence.​ The mob allegedly ​had ​surrounded ​Dwivedi and beat him with lathis, while his PSOs fled the scene to save their own lives.​ However, more facts will come out about the whole incident when the Justice Imtiyaz Murtuza probe panel​ will submit its report. With Umar Quraishi from Mathura.