With tension still prevailing in Meerut over alleged religious conversion of a girl, who was also reportedly gang-raped, leaders of the BJP further created trouble when they gheraoed the office of Division Commissioner of Meerut in protest against the incident. local police had a tough time controlling the activists, who had clashed with the security forces over the issue.
Meerut District Magistrate Pankaj Yadav, said that a man, his wife and daughter have been arrested. Since the incident occurred in Hapud, he said the final decision post Magistrate enquiry into the matter will be taken by Hapud District Magistrate.
A Magisterial enquiry into the incident will be conducted by Deputy District Collector SP Singh, who will submit a report within a week, District Magistrate (Hapud) Rajesh Kumar Singh said.
Meanwhile, hundred of BJP activists led by their local leaders gheraoed the office of Divisional Commissioner of Meerut on Monday morning. The Commissioner said that concrete efforts have been made in many other districts of the State where people from minority community were either luring or forcing the Hindus to convert their religion. The protesters also accused the State Government of keeping its eyes shut over the issue.
Party spokesman, Vijay Bhadhur Pathak, said that the party wanted answers to all the questions which were disclosed by the Meerut victim. He alleged that the denial mode of ruling Samajwadi Party Government had further aggravated the situation. Pathak said that State president, laxmi Kant Bajpayee, would also visit Meerut on Tuesday and meet the family members of the girl to know first hand account of the incident.
BJP MP Rajesh Kumarm Agarwal has said that if strict police action is not taken in the matter the party will take to the streets. He alleged that the police and State Government are working under pressure of ruling SP leaders and said if culprits are not brought to book, all the traders in the State will go on strike.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police (rural) in Meerut, Captain MS Begh, claimed that the 20-year-old woman’s father had lodged a complaint in Kharkhauda police station against Village Pradhan Nawab Khan, cleric Sallaullah, his wife and daughter Nishant for abduction and rape.
The complainant alleged that Nawab along with five others abducted his daughter on July 23 and took her to a Madrasa where they raped and illegally confined her.
The woman’s statement was recorded on Monday and Kharkhauda police station in-charge has been sent to line for negligence of duty in the case, Begh said.