Archive · 14 Dec 2025
BJP Worker Celebrated After Bail in Dalit Officer Assault Case
A man named Munna Bahadur Singh, who works with the BJP, was arrested for hitting a Dalit official named Lal Ji Singh with shoes in his office.
After the court gave him bail, many BJP supporters celebrated his return.
Some BJP leaders even said that Munna was wrongly blamed and was just trying to help people with electricity problems.
The celebration was widely criticized on social media.
Munna Bahadur Singh, a BJP worker, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Dalit power department official, Lal Ji Singh, with shoes in his office.
Singh was released on bail by the Allahabad High Court and was given a celebratory welcome by BJP supporters upon his return to Ballia.
Videos of the celebration spread on social media, triggering criticism.
Some BJP leaders publicly backed Singh, claiming he was falsely implicated and was raising electricity supply issues affecting villages.
Singh's supporters, including a minister's brother, posted on social media about the warm welcome and best wishes for his future.
- Who
- Munna Bahadur Singh, a BJP worker, and Lal Ji Singh, a Dalit power department official
- What
- Assault case and subsequent celebratory welcome of the accused
- When
- Incident on August 23, bail granted and celebration on Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Ballia and Mau district jail, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Munna Bahadur Singh was accused of assaulting Lal Ji Singh, and BJP supporters celebrated his release on bail
- Accused
- Munna Bahadur Singh
- Victim
- Lal Ji Singh (Dalit Superintending Engineer)
- Incident Date
- August 23
- Bail Granted By
- Allahabad High Court
- BJP Supporters' Action
- Celebratory welcome upon release