Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Aug 4: Majalta police has arrested a Sarpanch and seven other persons in connection with the attack on Pardesh Youth Congress (PYC) general secretary R S Pathania and his driver in two separate incidents at Pardai and Battal Morh in Majalta area.
A senior police officer said that two separate FIRs ( No.46,47/ 2014) were registered against the accused persons for attack and resorting to violence. In first case, the accused persons including Sarpanch, Rakesh Kumar, also Block president of Youth wing of NPP were booked under the offence under sections 323/341/427/506 RPC while in case Fir No. 47, the four accused and others have been booked for the offence under sections 147/148/323/336 at Police Station Majalta.
Four accused arrested for attack on PYC leader R S Pathania are- Sarpanch and NPP leader Rajesh Kumar, son of Bansi Lal of Panara, Rajesh Koushal Police Constable (posted at Katra in Rly & Crime), son of Om Parkash resident of Thial, Kewal Kumar alias Sonu, son of Rattan Chand of Thial and Krishan Lal alias Labbu, resident of Manwal.
Four persons identified so far and arrested for the attack on Pathania’s driver Romesh Kumar and another youth at Battal Morh on the next day have been identified Parshotam Singh, son of Manish Singh of Battal, Pawan Singh, son of Guddi, resident of Battal, Rajinder Kumar of Morian and Shamsher Singh, son of Prem Singh of Bariyalta village in Majalta. The police was looking for some more accused involved in stone pelting on these persons.
The arrests were made under supervision of SSP Udhampur, Suleman Choudhary, in close coordination of DySP Headquarters Gaurav Mahajan by the SHO Majalta Sanjeev Kumar. Two- three police teams had been deputed to different locations to arrest the accused persons.
Meanwhile, on the complaint of Sarpanch Rajesh Kumar, who was also injured in clash the police has initiated action as Medico Legal Case stand forwarded by the doctors to the concerned Police Station. Sarpanch was also referred to GMC Jammu by BMO Majalta on the next day of incident.
Near Press Club in Jammu the young lawyers today held protest against the Police authorities for causing delay in the arrest of the accused. They alleged that police was trying to give twist to the case and shield the accused persons. They shouted slogans against Udhampur police and demanded immediate arrest of all the accused persons involved in attack on their colleague R S Pathania and his driver.
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