Dehradun: The Nainital Police registered cross FIRs on Monday after a dispute escalated between Congress get together and a dealer over possession of a constructing, housing the Congress workplace, on Ranikhet Street in Ramnagar city.
The Congress has accused the administration of performing beneath political stress. (Representational picture)
Police resorted to baton cost on Monday night to take away the Congress staff and leaders sitting exterior the property. The Congress claimed a few of their staff sustained accidents within the lathicharge.
On criticism of dealer Neeraj Aggarwal, police booked former MLA and Congress chief Ranjeet Singh Rawat and 7 others beneath sections 190 (Each member of illegal meeting responsible of offence dedicated in prosecution of widespread object), 191 (2) (rioting), 191 (3) (Rioting- Being armed with lethal weapon), 131 (Punishment for assault or felony drive in any other case than on grave provocation), 308 (4) (Placing individual in concern of dying or of grievous damage, with the intention to commit extortion), 351 (2) (felony intimidation), and 352 (Intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Aggarwal in his criticism claimed, “On May 12, some leaders and workers from Congress carrying sharp edged weapons came to my office, started abusing me, and threatened to give them ₹2 lakh per month extortion. They attacked us with an intention to kill….and threatened to kill me.”
On the criticism of former MLA Ranjeet Rawat, police booked unidentified individuals beneath sections 329 (4) (house- trespass), 351 (2) (felony intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) of BNS.
Senior sub inspector of Ramnagar police station Mohammad Yunus mentioned, “We have registered the FIRs on complaint from both parties. The situation is under control.”
He denied the police resorting to baton cost to take away Congress staff and leaders on Monday night.
In keeping with police, bother started late Sunday night time when Agarwal, the constructing’s proprietor, allegedly locked the primary gate of the workplace. In response, Rawat and his supporters arrived on the scene on Monday morning to protest. A heated confrontation ensued between the 2 events, drawing in regulation enforcement.
Because the state of affairs worsened, scuffles broke out between the police and Congress staff, together with Rawat himself. Police reportedly detained 4 individuals, resulting in additional protests. Senior Congress leaders, together with state president Karan Mahra, chief of Opposition Yashpal Arya, and deputy chief of Opposition Bhuvan Kapri, rapidly reached the spot in solidarity, accusing the federal government of silencing opposition voices.
Rawat alleged that “goons of the building owner broke into the office at midnight” and accused the police of inaction. “We are protesting peacefully. This is an attack on democracy,” he mentioned.
Mahra, Arya, and different Congress leaders accused the administration of performing beneath political stress, vowing to proceed the sit-in protest till the workplace was returned to the get together.
In the meantime, Tehsildar Manisha Markana clarified that the problem is a land and tenancy dispute, and authorized proceedings could be primarily based on complaints from either side.
BJP state spokesperson Vikas Bhagat defended the dealer’s actions, accusing Rawat of illegally occupying the premises since 2017. “The office was meant to be temporary for elections but was never vacated,” he mentioned, blaming Congress for backing illegal encroachments and political hooliganism.