A fatal incident involving a cow protection activist has triggered tension in Mathura, with police investigating conflicting accounts and stepping up security after protests.
The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachauri while hearing a petition filed by the former Superintendent of Police seeking quashing of the entire trial court proceedings under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
The incident occurred in Kaushik Vihar Colony under the Sarsawa police station area of Nakur tehsil on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
The injured criminal was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
