DEHRADUN: Residents of Nandanagar city in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand‘s Garhwal area attacked retailers belonging to members of the minority neighborhood on Sunday after allegations {that a} Muslim man, who labored within the city as a barber, had molested a neighborhood 14-yr-old woman.
The incident allegedly came about on Aug 22 however got here to gentle on Saturday after the woman’s father lodged a grievance at Nandanagar police station.The following morning, residents of the city led by native merchants held a procession, elevating provocative slogans, throughout which they focused and broken not less than 10 retailers, primarily cosmetics and salons, when the cops dispersed them.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stated, “Sustaining dignity and respect of a girl above all is our govt’s high precedence. We condemn such incidents towards the daughters of our state and would make sure the accused is handed stringent punishment as per the legislation. Such incidents can’t be tolerated in Devbhoomi.”
Lakshman Pandey, a neighborhood shopkeeper, whereas acknowledging that vandalism did happen, added that “one of many Muslim merchants requested office-bearers of the city’s merchants’ physique to settle the matter to keep away from additional escalation.”
Police are but to both take motion towards these concerned in vandalism or apprehend the accused man who hails from UP. “We did not obtain any grievance from merchants whose retailers had been broken thus far, however acceptable motion will likely be taken towards these concerned,” stated sub-inspector Narendra Tomar. “The person who misbehaved with the minor fled the city after the incident and raids are on to nab him. Police groups have left for his dwelling city Bijnor,” Tomar added.
A police officer in Nandanagar stated, “The accused, Arif Khan, 19, used to work at a salon out there for round a 12 months. He had rented a room in the home the place the woman lives together with her household. On Aug 22, the woman’s father had gone out for some work. Khan discreetly entered the woman’s room and flashed at her earlier than going again to his place. She knowledgeable her mom at dwelling. Initially, the mom did not strategy the cops or others within the neighbourhood fearing disrepute in society.”
