Alleging inaction by police in the incident of a missing 21-year-old youth, the agitated villagers protested at Kolar police station, here on Saturday.
The youth Raju Tomar went missing on May 12 from Borda village and is still missing. His family members had approached the police and had lodged a complaint on the same day, but the police did not take any action till date.The protestors reached the police station in huge number and staged a protest demanding investigation in the missing case and threatened to continue protest until action is taken for searching the victim.
The victim went missing at around 9 pm and after that when contacted on his mobile number, it was found switched off. After the family failed to search the victim they lodged a complaint with the Kolar police but the police are not seriously investigating the case. Family fears that the victim has faced atrocity from the girl’s family.
The Station House Officer of Kolar police station Akhilesh Mishra said that after the family lodged a complaint a missing complaint was registered by the police and the investigations were started. Investigation would be done on the allegations raised by the family members of the victim. The call details of victim’s mobile phone are been investigated which might prove helpful in tracing the victim.
Victim’s father Ghasiram Tomar said that the victim was having an affair with a girl at Kajlikheda and her parents came to know about the affair after which they have threatened Raju and arranged marriage of their daughter on May 12 and from the same day the victim is missing. He has been kidnapped by the girl’s parents but the police are reluctant in investigating the case properly.