A youth accused of molesting a girl has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) after his family created a ruckus at the police station and forcibly took him from there on December 3 last year, the police said on Sunday.
After the incident, an FIR was registered against 12 people for attacking policemen and damaging public property.
Kin create ruckus
About a dozen people, relatives and family members of the 22-year-old man accused of molesting a girl had attacked police personnel at Tronica City police station in Ghaziabad and escaped with the accused. The police later traced and nabbed six persons, including two women, in connection with the incident. But the accused youth managed to flee.
Neighbours nab accused
According to the police, Delhi resident Rahul had gone to Loni to meet his relatives late on December 3. The police said he was drunk and allegedly molested a girl near her residence in Loni.
“Hearing the girl’s cries, her neighbours came to her rescue and nabbed Rahul. He was taken to Signature City police post and later to Tronica City police station. While the girl’s family was getting an FIR registered, some of Rahul’s relatives arrived at the station. They threatened and attacked the police personnel, and also broke the wireless set,” said an officer from Tronica City police station.
Accused escapes
According to the police, only a head constable and a woman constable were on duty at the police station when the incident took place. Following the ruckus, the woman constable called for reinforcement. A team which was on late-night patrolling arrived and nabbed the rioters. But, Rahul managed to flee.
Cop injured
Head constable Devpal Singh was injured in the ruckus.
He later lodged an FIR against eight persons, including Rahul and some unidentified persons, under the IPC sections for rioting, attempt to murder, causing hurt to public servant among others, and also under the Damage to Public Property Act and provisions of Criminal Law Amendment Act.
“ Considering the gravity of the issue, we urged state government to impose NSA on him. The government has granted permission to slap NSA on the accused. We have booked him under NSA,” said a senior police officer.
A separate FIR for molestation has also been lodged against Rahul.
