Kameshwar Yadav (died 3 January 2024), also known as Kameswar Pehlwan, was an Indian politician and Hindutva activist who was convicted for the 1989 Bhagalpur riots.
[1][2][3][4] He was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh[5] and Hindu Mahasabha who fought 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election on the symbol of Hindu Mahasabha from Nathnagar Assembly constituency but lost by a margin of around 9000 votes to Sudha Shrivastav.
[6] He was convicted in November 2007[7] and acquitted in July 2017 due to lack of evidence.
[8][9][10][11][12] He had served as the of Head of Parbati Locality and as a member of the Yadav Vikas Manch.
Bhagalpur BJP district president Santosh Kumar,[15] and Ashwini Kumar Choubey, a Central minister and Member of Lok Sabha has condoled his death.