The matter of young girl’s eloping with a boy of other community three days before got an air on Sunday when hundreds of people of one group reached the Jwalapur Kotwali. The people alleged that police had freed the accused charged of kidnapping and sent their girl to Nari Niketan. Following the complaint by the family members of the girl, the FIR was lodged and case registered. The people had threatened to close down the market if the case was not registered.
Jwalapur police lodged case against the accused Afaq, resident of Mohalla Ghosiyan in Jwalapur for kidnapping the girl. A local resident Virendra Kirtipal, of Teerth Purohit community alleged that the girl of their community was kidnapped by a boy of other community. Police had taken both into custody but sent the girl to Dehradun while the boy was sent scot free. “Some material of black magic was also recovered from the girl’s room,” added Kirtipal.
The brother of the girl Amit Sharma called it a case of love jihad and alleged that the boy was a quack practicing medicine and he got money for fancying the girls. Strict action should be taken against such boys said Amit Speaking to The Pioneer, SSP Rajeev Swaroop said, “This is a matter of two families but if someone to sabotage this issue to disturb the communal harmony would not be spared. I have instructed my personnel to strictly deal if someone tries to disturb the atmosphere.
Deliberating further, the SSP said, “The girl is in Nari Niketan of Dehradun and shall be produced before the court of law where her statements would be recorded. Further action would be taken based on her statements.” Meanwhile the police has called the family members of the girl for talks on Sunday night.