GURUGRAM: An ex-serviceman, who had objected to a few youths bursting crackers all the way through Holi celebrations, was once pulled out of his house in Khandsa village and crushed up at the side of his sons by a mob. The assault soon snowballed right into a conflict between two communities and the agitators hurled stones at homes in the neighbourhood.
According to the complaint, Mahipal Singh (79), who was once a subedar in the military, was once in his house when people have been playing Holi outside in the morning.
Soon, a gaggle of around 10-15 youths began bursting crackers and the loud noise disturbed citizens in the neighborhood.
Singh came out of the house and objected to the youths bursting the crackers. They apparently left where, but promised to go back. Around 4pm, around 30-40 people stood outside Singh’s house, armed with lathis and bricks in their fingers.
Singh said no less than five men barged into his house and pulled him out to the streets. Seeing that their father was once being crushed up, Singh’s sons Ramesh, Kailash and Sonu came to his rescue at the side of a few others. They, too, have been crushed up. Singh and the others had been admitted to the federal government clinic in Sector 10.
“They have been assaulted with sticks, rods and glass bottles. One of them was once badly injured as glass shards pierced his frame. The team additionally hurled stones at other homes in the neighborhood and all of the locality soon turned orange with damaged bricks,” a villager said.
According to sources, the protest took a extra violent flip when it snowballed right into a conflict between the Rajputs and Dalits. The villagers alleged that a group from Sector 37 police station reached the spot nearly two hours after they have been knowledgeable.
In his complaint, Singh has named Dhaula Raghab, Satpal Raghav, Mohit, Gala, Lovely, Bhola Sumit, Rehdi, Halan, Sanky and 20-25 others. Sources said they belonged to the Rajput neighborhood.
Based at the complaint, an FIR has been registered beneath Sections 147 (rioting) 148 (rioting with deadly weapon), 149 (illegal assembly), 323 (voluntarly inflicting hurt), 324 (inflicting hurt by dangerous guns or approach), 452 (house trespass), 506 (felony intimidation) of the IPC at the side of related sections of the SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act.
A police officer termed the incident “an insignificant struggle”. Another officer concerned in the probe, however, said the police have been dealing with hurdles as most of the names discussed in the complaint have been nicknames. Dalit activists and leaders threatened on social media to intensify protests if the police did not arrest the accused inside of per week.
According to the complaint, Mahipal Singh (79), who was once a subedar in the military, was once in his house when people have been playing Holi outside in the morning.
Soon, a gaggle of around 10-15 youths began bursting crackers and the loud noise disturbed citizens in the neighborhood.
Singh came out of the house and objected to the youths bursting the crackers. They apparently left where, but promised to go back. Around 4pm, around 30-40 people stood outside Singh’s house, armed with lathis and bricks in their fingers.
Singh said no less than five men barged into his house and pulled him out to the streets. Seeing that their father was once being crushed up, Singh’s sons Ramesh, Kailash and Sonu came to his rescue at the side of a few others. They, too, have been crushed up. Singh and the others had been admitted to the federal government clinic in Sector 10.
“They have been assaulted with sticks, rods and glass bottles. One of them was once badly injured as glass shards pierced his frame. The team additionally hurled stones at other homes in the neighborhood and all of the locality soon turned orange with damaged bricks,” a villager said.
According to sources, the protest took a extra violent flip when it snowballed right into a conflict between the Rajputs and Dalits. The villagers alleged that a group from Sector 37 police station reached the spot nearly two hours after they have been knowledgeable.
In his complaint, Singh has named Dhaula Raghab, Satpal Raghav, Mohit, Gala, Lovely, Bhola Sumit, Rehdi, Halan, Sanky and 20-25 others. Sources said they belonged to the Rajput neighborhood.
Based at the complaint, an FIR has been registered beneath Sections 147 (rioting) 148 (rioting with deadly weapon), 149 (illegal assembly), 323 (voluntarly inflicting hurt), 324 (inflicting hurt by dangerous guns or approach), 452 (house trespass), 506 (felony intimidation) of the IPC at the side of related sections of the SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act.
A police officer termed the incident “an insignificant struggle”. Another officer concerned in the probe, however, said the police have been dealing with hurdles as most of the names discussed in the complaint have been nicknames. Dalit activists and leaders threatened on social media to intensify protests if the police did not arrest the accused inside of per week.
Ex-armyman, sons beaten up after protest against crackers in Gurugram
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