Sacking Ajay Mishra would further antagonise Brahmins in UP already upset with Yogi's government.
Cheeta, CO of the 45th CRPF battalion, was shot nine times during an operation against terrorists in the Hajin area of Kashmir Valley on February 14 this year.
The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh battles its own and Opposition over the community's 'victimisation' and alleged preference to the Rajputs. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
The CISF headquarters in Delhi said any issue related to service leave had nothing to do with the jawan taking the extreme step.
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