Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, May 23: NPP leaders today met the DC Udhampur and SSP Udhampur seeking arrest of SHO Udhampur and his four colleagues for allegedly assaulting Harsh Dev Singh, when he was holding a “peaceful” dharna outside Police Station Udhampur.
In a memorandum, submitted by the NPP, it was alleged that Police assaulted, thrashed, kicked, abused and dragged Harsh Dev Singh. “He (Harsh Dev Singh) was beaten inside the Police Station. The SHO further threatened to hold encounter of Harsh Dev Singh. His wife Manju Singh was also assaulted and beaten and threatened of elimination,” reads the memorandum, adding that the criminal acts committed by the SHO and his associates need immediate cognizance of the district administration.
Seeking registration of FIR and the arrest of delinquent police officers, NPP threatened that if the action is not taken, the party shall hold massive protests at Udhampur from 25th May onwards.
The memorandum was signed by six BDC Chairpersons and DDC of Panthers Party.
In the meanwhile, Harsh Dev Singh held a press conference in Udhampur lashing out at the ‘Goonda Raj’ of the police. He said that not only was he assaulted and manhandled inside and outside the Police Station but the police officers had even threatened to stage his encounter describing themselves as all powerful. He sought immediate punitive action against the Police officers responsible for the barbaric act followed by their arrest in view of the massive outrage triggered by the shameless barbarism displayed by the Police.
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