DEHRADUN: A confrontation at Dehradun railway station between two teams escalated right into a communal conflict late Thursday evening, resulting in over 100 people being booked by police.
The state of affairs arose when an alleged interfaith couple from Uttar Pradesh, together with a 16-year-old lady, had been discovered arguing on the station, drawing consideration from authorities.
In accordance with senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajai Singh, the lady, from a minority group, had come from Badaun to satisfy the person at present residing in Dehradun.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) intervened once they noticed the couple arguing and took them to the RPF police station for security. The lady’s household had filed a lacking particular person grievance the day earlier than in Badaun, unaware she had traveled to Dehradun.
Upon receiving information of the state of affairs, the UP police knowledgeable the lady’s household, who instantly left for Dehradun. Within the meantime, rumors of a communal incident started to flow into, resulting in the formation of two teams on the railway station, one led by Vikas Verma and the opposite by Asif Qureshi, ‘president of the Dehradun metropolis unit of Azad Samaj Celebration.’
Each teams engaged in heated arguments, and the state of affairs rapidly escalated as they started pelting stones at one another. Passengers and bystanders on the station scrambled for security as miscreants broken autos, together with eight two-wheelers and a police automobile.
Police had to make use of power to disperse the gang, bringing the state of affairs underneath management by deploying further officers.
SSP Singh, stated {that a} case was registered towards 14 recognized accused, together with Vikas Verma and Asif Qureshi and round 100 unidentified with 50 every from each the perimeters, underneath sections 191(2) (rioting), 221(obstructing a public servant from discharging his duties), 223 (disobedience of order handed by public servant) and 324(4) (damaging property) of the BNS and Part 7 of the legal regulation (modification) Act.
“The opposite named accused had been recognized as Rohit Maurya, Siddhant Badoni, Aman Swedia, Anil, Sunny, Rajesh, Shoaib, Nawab Qureshi, Itad Khan, Aqib, Taufiq Khan and Arsh,” Singh added.
Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage to determine further accused.
