A mob of over 150 people allegedly tried to set ablaze the District Supply Officer in Dehgava village after he sealed a fair price shop selling adulterated kerosene.
An FIR has been lodged against 154 people, including 150 unidentified people, for the attack, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Thursday when on a tip off DSO Neeraj Singh raided fair price shop owner Girish Chandra’s house and found him mixing kerosene with diesel.
Finding this, the officer sealed the shop of Girish.
While returning from there, he was surrounded by a mob including women, which tried to set him afire by sprinkling kerosene on him.
The officer managed to escape from the spot and informed senior officers about the incident.
On his complaint, two FIRs -- one against Girish under Essential Commodities Act and other against Girish, Manoj, Sandeep and Mayank and 150 others was lodged for allegedly attacking him.
Police is trying to arrest the other accused, who are at large.
YADHA RAJA, THADHA PRAJA. This what is going on in our country.Currupts rule the roost, hence it is difficult for honest officers to remain as honest. Offenders like currupt officials. They never allow honest officials do their duty properly. But I don't understand why do a gang of 150 people including women assembled to take on an upright official who close down a shop doing illeagal business.
What a shame! An attempt by a mob to murder an upright person trying to establish a modicum of governance is unexplainable. How can a mob (assuming there were poor and needy amongst them) not understand that adulteration is criminal. I wonder whether we are going backwards.
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