The Rajasthan Police on Saturday arrested three persons and removed a constable for the alleged assault of four Sikh men by a mob in Chainpura village, Ajmer district last month.
Those arrested were Rajgarh sarpanch Ramdev Singh, who had lodged a complaint against the Sikh men, and two villagers, Shravan Singh and Raju.
A video of the April 24 incident went viral on social media three days ago.
The action comes a day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh spoke to his Rajasthan counterpart, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, to seek her personal intervention in ensuring a thorough probe.
Molestation charge
The victims, sewadars of a gurdwara from Khairthal in Alwar district, had come to the village near Nasirabad town, seeking alms and foodgrains for langar .
The villagers allegedly abused and thrashed them, alleging they had molested some women and had “hypnotised” them.
The group’s leader, Nirmal Singh, had alleged that the crowd beat them in the presence of a police constable, who asked the attackers to “teach [them] a lesson” and not to hit them on the head.
The Sikh men were later taken to the Nasirabad Sadar police station and released after a day’s detention. Ajmer Superintendent of Police Rajendra Singh said the constable was being sent to the police lines and a probe would be launched to ascertain if there was a lapse on his part.
The investigation into the matter has been handed over to Ajmer’s Additional SP (Rural). The police had earlier maintained that no investigation could be carried out as the sewadars had refused to lodge a formal complaint about the attack.
The 51-second video of the incident, apparently shot by a villager, showed the mob abusing, slapping, kicking and thrashing the four Sikh men, who were lying on the ground, writhing in pain.
