KOLKATA: A pair, in conjunction with their two youngsters, have been on Monday evening reportedly threatened, harassed and assaulted and the girl was even allegedly molested by way of auto drivers outside South City Mall when the family protested towards them for refusing to ply of their designated course. This is the second one time in lower than six months that auto drivers on this course—Jadavpur-Taratala—attacked passengers and some of the accused outside South City, Manoj, was a repeat culprit. He had earlier been arrested and jailed for behaving rudely with passengers.
It took law enforcement officials—some of them senior officials—from one traffic guard and two police stations rescue the family from the clutches of the automobile drivers, who even gheraoed the police officers. Some drivers even tried to block Anwar Shah Road. A case has been registered however no arrest has but been made.
The sufferers have been citizens of Bishalaksmitala close to Budge Budge, police said. It was round 6.15pm that the family got here out of the Anwar Shah Road mall and began searching for an auto to Behala Taratala. But separately, the automobile drivers reportedly kept refusing them, certainly one of them even claiming to have a flat tyre. All those autos have been of the Jadavpur-Taratala course. “After multiple refusals, the girl tried to take the photo of the numberplate of an offending car on her cellular. This it seems that infuriated the drivers, who first threatened the family and then tried to seize the telephone away. They hit the person and pulled at his spouse so arduous they injured her. Two traffic sergeants from the Jadavpur traffic guard have been the primary to react, followed by way of two officials and a constable,” claimed the police.
Even as the argument between the family and the automobile drivers escalated, the 5 law enforcement officials from the Jadavpur traffic guard arrived, certainly one of them a woman officer, who reached a little later. The auto drivers, some 40 of them, seemed so brazen about their ways in which they literally closed in on the law enforcement officials who tried to give protection to the family. On seeing that they have been outnumbered by way of the bully auto drivers, those law enforcement officials dialled for help from the nearby Jadavpur and Charu Market police stations. Besides team of workers from those police stations, a group arrived from the Lake police station and so they in combination in any case controlled to take the family to the safety of the police station.
The auto drivers didn't merely forestall at intimidating and attacking the family and gheraoing the law enforcement officials. They even tried to park their cars on the street close to South City, having a look to block a significant segment of the Tollygunge-bound flank it seems that as a mark of protest, however the law enforcement officials thwarted their strive.
“A case has been registered on the Lake police station underneath sections 354 (molestation), 323 (voluntarily causing harm), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and 114 (abettor present when offence is dedicated) of the IPC. No one has been arrested but. There is not any CCTV digicam protecting the exact spot the place the incident came about, however we are identifying all the accused and they are going to be arrested quickly,” said an investigating officer. The auto drivers have also lodged a criticism, claiming it was the husband who attacked them first.
The police pointed out that drivers Manoj, Kalu and Mohd Idris have been among the ones concerned in the fracas. “Manoj has had a case lodged towards him by way of law enforcement officials from the Jadavpur traffic guard for misbehaving with passengers. He was even sent to jail for it. We suspect it was him and the fellow drivers who instigated the combat,” said an investigating officer.
The family later alleged that law enforcement officials from the Lake police station arrived nearly 30 mins later, permitting the automobile drivers to pile up drive. “Even after there was a commotion on the street, the reaction time from the law enforcement officials left a lot to be desired,” claimed the girl.
It took law enforcement officials—some of them senior officials—from one traffic guard and two police stations rescue the family from the clutches of the automobile drivers, who even gheraoed the police officers. Some drivers even tried to block Anwar Shah Road. A case has been registered however no arrest has but been made.
The sufferers have been citizens of Bishalaksmitala close to Budge Budge, police said. It was round 6.15pm that the family got here out of the Anwar Shah Road mall and began searching for an auto to Behala Taratala. But separately, the automobile drivers reportedly kept refusing them, certainly one of them even claiming to have a flat tyre. All those autos have been of the Jadavpur-Taratala course. “After multiple refusals, the girl tried to take the photo of the numberplate of an offending car on her cellular. This it seems that infuriated the drivers, who first threatened the family and then tried to seize the telephone away. They hit the person and pulled at his spouse so arduous they injured her. Two traffic sergeants from the Jadavpur traffic guard have been the primary to react, followed by way of two officials and a constable,” claimed the police.
Even as the argument between the family and the automobile drivers escalated, the 5 law enforcement officials from the Jadavpur traffic guard arrived, certainly one of them a woman officer, who reached a little later. The auto drivers, some 40 of them, seemed so brazen about their ways in which they literally closed in on the law enforcement officials who tried to give protection to the family. On seeing that they have been outnumbered by way of the bully auto drivers, those law enforcement officials dialled for help from the nearby Jadavpur and Charu Market police stations. Besides team of workers from those police stations, a group arrived from the Lake police station and so they in combination in any case controlled to take the family to the safety of the police station.
The auto drivers didn't merely forestall at intimidating and attacking the family and gheraoing the law enforcement officials. They even tried to park their cars on the street close to South City, having a look to block a significant segment of the Tollygunge-bound flank it seems that as a mark of protest, however the law enforcement officials thwarted their strive.
“A case has been registered on the Lake police station underneath sections 354 (molestation), 323 (voluntarily causing harm), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and 114 (abettor present when offence is dedicated) of the IPC. No one has been arrested but. There is not any CCTV digicam protecting the exact spot the place the incident came about, however we are identifying all the accused and they are going to be arrested quickly,” said an investigating officer. The auto drivers have also lodged a criticism, claiming it was the husband who attacked them first.
The police pointed out that drivers Manoj, Kalu and Mohd Idris have been among the ones concerned in the fracas. “Manoj has had a case lodged towards him by way of law enforcement officials from the Jadavpur traffic guard for misbehaving with passengers. He was even sent to jail for it. We suspect it was him and the fellow drivers who instigated the combat,” said an investigating officer.
The family later alleged that law enforcement officials from the Lake police station arrived nearly 30 mins later, permitting the automobile drivers to pile up drive. “Even after there was a commotion on the street, the reaction time from the law enforcement officials left a lot to be desired,” claimed the girl.
Auto drivers attack, molest family outside mall
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