Dehradun police arrested 14 National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) members on Sunday who had allegedly scuffled with a shopkeeper at Inamullah building area under Kotwali Police Station on Saturday night.
NSUI members argued with Paan shop owner on Friday night on the quality of the paan served to them. Angered, one of the student leaders spat paan on shopkeeper. With police intervention, situation was controlled on Friday. On Saturday night, around 15 student leaders reached the shop at Inamullah building and fought with shopkeeper. Kotwali police reached the spot after being informed about the incident. Acting on written complaint to Kotwali Police Station by the Paan shop keeper Wasim, police lodged an FIR against the accused and 14 NSUI members were arrested.
Kotwali police station in-charge JP Juyal said that after arrest, all the accused Shivesh Bahuguna, Vinit, Niraj Negi, Vikki, Alok Negi, Chintu, Harprit, Deevan Singh, Paras, Harish, Manish, Rishabh, Deepak and others were presented in the court from where they were bailed. This was not the first time when students had scuffled with shopkeeper in the city. To show their might, students brawl with shopkeepers occasionally in the city. In most of such cases police remain mute spectators.