UP govt sacks District Magistrate, SSP over Dalit killing
The Uttar Pradesh government today removed Saharanpur District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police after fresh clashes broke out in the area where a Dalit had been killed. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "No one will be spared, including politicians." Notably, the suspended police officer had taken charge of the post less than a month ago. 
In the wake of fresh clashes between the Dalits and the Rajputs in which one person was killed on Tuesday, the Yogi Adityanath government has removed Saharanpur SSP Subhash Chandra Dubey. The officer had taken charge as Saharanpur's senior superintendent of police (SSP) on April 27. District Magistrate (DM) of Saharanpur, N P Singh, has also been sacked over inability to control violence following fresh clashes in the area, reported news agency ANI. While SSP Muzaffarnagar Babloo Kumar has been asked to camp in Saharanpur, Pramod Kumar Pandey is tipped to be the new DM of Saharanpur. Earlier in the day, a man was shot at in the violence-hit district even as Home Secretary Mani Prasad Mishra said that the situation in the area was tense but under control.The Home Secretary and three other senior government officials were flown to violence-hit Saharanpur on Tuesday night to monitor the law and order situation in the area.Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "We will stop the (Saharanpur) violence, and arrest those who are orchestrating such incidents; no will be spared, including politicians".(inputs from Abhishek)ALSO READ:How Saharanpur clash promises to throw up new Dalit leadership threatening to dislodge Mayawati 