Following the arrest of leading industrialist and hotelier Rajiv Dugal, Sikh community of the city expressed their anger on Wednesday by sporting black badges and calling the action as injustice to the community. Members of the community were seen wearing black badges and also shared their pictures in social media asking the community to unite.
A delegation of the community led by Jharkhand Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee president Sardar Shailendra Singh met deputy commissioner Ravi Shanker Shukla and demanded a fair probe. The delegation also handed a memorandum to the deputy commissioner. The delegation sporting black badges and maintaining social distancing lodge their protest.
Acting on a tip off Bistupur police had arrested three persons from The Alcor Hotel on Saturday. They were arrested for breaking the lockdown and indulging in flesh trade. Those arrested where hotel owner Rajiv Dugal, industrialist Sharad Poddar and travel agency owner Rahul Agrawal.
Latter on Police on Tuesday arrested four more persons and sent them to jail for indulging in flesh trade in a Bistupur-based hotel. Those sent to jail were identified as Rajesh Mangotia alias Laddu Mangotia, Deepak Agrawal, Rajat Jaggi and Raju Bhalotia. Earlier on Saturday, the police had arrested Mangotia, Agrawal and Jaggi from The Alcor Hotel for violating the lockdown and had released on PR bond the same night. But the three beside one more were arrested after city SP, Subhash Chandra Jat investigated the case further. On Monday, the police had arrested and sent to jail five persons, including a girl.
In protest against arresting of Dugal, Sikh delegation claimed that he has been falsely framed into the whole incident as he was not aware of illegal activity taking place in the hotel premises.
“ Dugal is a respected name of the Sikh community. Over the years he has established his name in the field of trade and industry. It is really shocking instead of taking action against those involved in illegal activity the hotel owner has been targeted. Dugal has not only brought revenue to the State government but has also provided jobs to thousands of people. I think the administration must start a fair probe and acquit him in the case,” said Singh.
The president said that Dugal is an honest person and people of vested interest are targeting him of no false of his.
