Two youths were arrested and three police personnel suspended on Wednesday after a teenage girl sustained serious injuries when she was pushed on the railway track for protesting molestation attempts in the CB Ganj area of Bareilly district, police sources said.
Taking serious note of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the district administration to provide financial assistance of Rs five lakhs to the girl and take stern action against the accused and the guilty policemen.
Police sources said the 17-year-old girl, an intermediate student, was pushed on the railway track by two youths while returning from a coaching institute on Tuesday evening when she protested the molestation attempt.
“The girl was hit by a train, and her legs and right hand got amputated in the incident. The girl was taken to a private hospital, where her condition was stated to be serious,” they said.
“The girl had been molested by the accused for a long time and the family members of the girl lodged a complaint with the kin of the accused, but the ordeal continued. They even lodged a complaint with the police, but no action was taken against the accused,” they said.
Meanwhile, after the chief minister took serious cognizance of the incident, District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar and Senior Superintendent of Police Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan visited the hospital and inquired about the condition of the victim. After this, the girl was shifted to the medical college. The district magistrate said a report had been lodged on the complaint of the victim’s family.
He said the cost of the victim’s treatment would be borne by the administration. Two accused, including one Vijay, have been arrested by the police while three police personnel were suspended on the charges of laxity including Inspector CB Ganj Ashok Kamboj, beat in-charge Nitin Sharma, and personnel Horilal Nigam.” A probe in this regard has been handed over to SP City.