Kusum Tewari

LUCKNOW: Slain right-wing Hindu leader Kamlesh Tewari’s grieving mother Kusum Tewari made several allegations at her ancestral house in Sitapur on Saturday and even accused a BJP leader for her son’s murder. She expressed annoyance at the manner in which she was treated in Lucknow. Kusum told newsmen that BJP leader Shiv Kumar Gupta was responsible for the murder of her son.

“Nobody asked me about my suspicion and complaints. When I was asked what did I want from the government, I replied that I just want the body of my son,” she told newsmen.

“Police must interrogate Gupta, a resident of Thatheri, and a mafia having over 100 cases against him. Gupta got my son murdered over a dispute regarding construction of a local temple,” she further alleged.

When asked DGP O P Singh said he has not recieved any such complaint from the family. The complaint filed by Tiwari’s wife on the basis of which the FIR was lodged only mentioned the names of two Bijnor clerics, he said.

Tewari’s body was taken to his ancestral village in Mehmudabad, early on Saturday morning. The family agreed to conduct the last rites after senior officials gave assurance to consider all their demands.

The eldest son Satyam, lit the pyre as the cremation was held in the presence of senior officials, including Lucknow divisional commissioner Mukesh Mehram.

