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| Minority community observes bandh in Rajouri against alleged police harassment | | Demands release of youth | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 3: Members of minority community of Jawahar Nagar locality of Rajouri city today observed a bandh against the alleged police harassment of the community youth.
Alleging that the police role was partial, the agitated community members decided to continue their strike indefinitely till the youth were released.
On Friday, the agitated youth from minority community pelted stones on a police vehicle to show their resentment against the delayed action on part of police and in the resulting clash, four policemen including a Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and two youth, were injured and hospitalised.
Police have registered a case against the miscreants who attacked the police vehicle. In this connection, three youth from the minority community were arrested by the police.
Reliable sources said that in December last, a majority community youth was beaten up in a clash between the two communities in the town. In retaliation, the majority community members beat up one Sunil Kumar, son of Ramesh.
The victim later lodged a complaint with police against one Amir Manhas and his accomplices. A case was registered against the accused under sections 147, 323, 341 and 427 of RPC.
After police failed to take action against the accused, minority community members gave a thrashing to Mohammad Asif, a student of 11th class, and his relative Mohammad Hanief in Jawahar Nagar Bazar.
After Hanief approached police, a case was registered against the accused under sections 341, 336, 323, 482 and 147 of RPC. Lalit and Pushapdev of Jawahar Nagar were picked up by police in this connection.
Angered by the arrests, Rakesh Kumar Sawhney, president Jwahar Nagar Beopar Mandal, Karan Thakur Bajrang Dal leader and others approached police and expressed their resentment.
These leaders alleged that immediately after the complaint police rounded up their youths while the police have failed to take action on FIR lodged by Sunil on December 22.
On the resentment of these leaders a police party led by ASI Mohan Lal left for Jawahar Nagar at about 7.30 pm to take action on Sunil's FIR.
As the police party reached Jawahar Nagar Bazar in a Tata Sumo, some minority community members stoned it, resulting in injuries to four policemen.
Police have registered another case under 307 of RPC (attempt to murder) against some unidentified miscreants who attacked the police party and damaged police vehicle and in resentment, members of the minority community today observed bandh against alleged police highhandedness.
Meanwhile, a meeting of prominent leaders of Jawahar Nagar was held at abou 7 pm in which it was decided to extend the bandh indefinitely.
Prominent among those who attended the meeting included Sat Pal Sharma, VHP district head, Ranjeet Tara, state vice-president of BJYM, Yugvir Gupta, general secretary of VHP (Rajouri-Poonch), Vijay Raizada, mandir committee president, Rakesh Sawhney, beopar mandal president, and others.
They also expressed their resentment against police for not taking action under FIR registered by Sunil on December 22 that led to resentment among their youth.
Karan Thakur, senior Bajrang Dal leader, alleged that acting under the pressure of PDP leadership, police had taken action only against the minority community youth.
"So it has been decided by the members of the community to continue the bandh indefinitely till police act impartially and release their youth unconditionally" said Karan Thakur. |
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