Chhola Mandir police have nabbed three miscreants who were involved in assaulting BMC employees including one woman employee by six miscreants who opposed tax collection at Bhanpur. Property tax of Rs1.20 lakh of the past 11 years was due on the shop.
The BMC squad led by in-charge of ward 72 Gagan Soni had gone to collect remaining due from a hardware store in Bhanpur but were assaulted by the owner of the shop along with five other accomplices.
In the process of collecting property tax due over Sudha Hardware shop seven security personnel of SISF were accompanying the team which was scheduled to collect dues of Rs1.20 lakh from Balchand Jain who owns the store.
The team was attacked by Balchand’s three sons and injured five of the team members including one woman who have reached the shop for collecting dues.
A complaint was lodged by zonal officer Abdul Haseeb. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation case was registered against four accused Balchand Jain, Sanjay Jain, Kapil Jain and Ajay Jain and three of them were arrested while Balchand Jain is yet to the arrested.
The police have registered a case under section 353, 332, 147, 148, 186, 294 and 506 of the IPC and started further investigation.
It was found that the BMC has attached the property in the past due to non-payment of property tax but the shopkeeper started the business by removing the seal over the property without paying any due and obtaining permission from the BMC.