High drama was witnessed at Chandigarh police headquarters in Sector 9 here, when the residents of Ramdarbar staged protest against UT police after about a dozen cars were vandalised by miscreants in their locality.
Police have arrested one accused in the mater, said a police official on Thursday. The windowpanes of the cars, owned by local residents, were smashed by a group of youths at the mid-night leading to resentment among the residents.
Suraj Kumar, one of the resident, whose car’s windowpane was smashed, said that the incident took place at around 1 am when the miscreants, carrying sluggers went on the rampage. “On hearing loud noise, we came out of the houses and saw miscreants breaking the windowpanes, who later fled from the spot”, he said.
Several two-wheelers, parked in the locality, were also damaged by the accused persons. Complaining about poor law and order in the area, Amit, another resident of Ramdarbar, said that despite complaints about youths inflicting fear among the residents, local police have failed to act against them. “Similar incidents have been reported in the past also, however the cops have failed to take stern action against the culprits”, he said.
On the complaints, Sukhchain Singh Gill, UT SSP, said that one of the accused in the case has been arrested and efforts are being made to nab other accused. “The local police officials, along with the concerned SHO and DSP, have been asked to step-up the vigil to address the complaints of the residents”, SSP said.