In yet another incident of political patronage encouraging supporters to make mockery of law and order emerged in vegetable market at Ashoka Garden where a youth who opposed molestation of his sister was attacked with sharp-edged weapons in the evening on Sunday. The offenders were reportedly supporters of a Minister in the Government.
The victim youth identified as Ashfaq had gone to buy vegetables at vegetable market was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and wooden sticks after he opposed molesting his sister by the accused Pappu Mandi, Bablu Totla, Bablu Dalal and Ashish.
The victim who sustained multiple injuries was reportedly stable after he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The police are yet to arrest the miscreants who are said to be supporters and close aide of MlA of Narela constituency and Minister for cooperatives Vishwas Sarang.
Police remained spectator making attempt to distract from the molestation issue by framing it as an old dispute between the victim and accused.
SHO Ashoka Garden Sunil Shrivastava said that the accused Pappu Mandi is close to Vishwas Sarang. The victim Asfaq and Pappu Mandi are neighbors and the fight erupted between the two due to a petty issue and Ashfaq sustained injuries as he fell inside drain at the market during the fight.
However, the locals and shopkeepers claimed that the fight erupted after the accused molested victim’s sister. The victim girl said that her brother has sustained serious injuries.
The police have not registered case of attempt to murder and went soft on the accused by registering under sections 294, 323, 506 and 34 of IPC.
Police are not able to take action against the accused who have been provided with protection by political big-wig of the constituency.