Arunachal | Three Arrested in Relation to Arson in Front of BJP MP's House

Itanagar, June 6, 2019:

Three accused have been arrested in connection with the arson and 'dog-killing' in front of the newly-elected BJP MP of Arunachal East Constituency, Tapir Gao.

Tumme Amo, SP of Capital Complex, has said that on the very first day, a case was registered at the Itanagar Police Station.

The three persons who were nabbed are: Tongam Jomoh (42), Deo Tayem (24), and Gayam Pao (25). All three were nabbed on Sunday, June 2. Main accused Jomoh was arrested from Kasikata Bagan village, while accomplice Tayem was arrested from A Sector Naharlagun, and Pao was arrested from Pappu Nalla.

It may be mentioned that a miscreant burnt a car in front of Arunachal Pradesh BJP leader Tapir Gao’s house at Niti Vihar in capital city Itanagar in the early hours of the morning on Friday. Somewhat shockingly, the miscreant has also killed a puppy in front of the BJP leader’s gate. The incident reportedly happened at 6 am.

The entire incident had been captured on CCTV surveillance camera. The footage showed the man getting down from the car, clubbing the dog to death, and then proceeding to set the car ablaze right in front of the MP's house to apparently send him a "message".

The incident seems to be a result of a political rivalry as Gao handily won the 2019 Lok Sabha election beating his nearest rival, Lowangcha Wangat of the Congress by a margin of 69,948 votes. Gao polled a total of 1,53,883 votes, while Wanglat polled 83,935 votes. Kiren Rijiju, the poster boy of the BJP on the Northeast, also won the election handily against his rival, Congress’ Nambam Tuki.

It may be mentioned that the election process — at the end of which the BJP emerged victorious in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls — was marred by violence, allegations of booth capturing and re-polls.

Sitting MLA Tirong Aboh was also shot down by alleged Naga militants at Khonsa at Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district. After the results were announced, it came to light that Aboh, who was contesting from Khonsa West, had actually won the election.

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