Panic triggered in district court at Jaunpur after an Additional District Judge got life threat. Security of court was enhanced after the threat.
According to reports, ADJ (fourth) MP Singh found an unnamed letter threatening his life on Tuesday. In letter he was threatened to death for not declaring judgement in his side. A case was registered against unknown person on basis of letter. Police security has been tightened in court premises after the letter was found. District Judge Nand lal has informed Allahabad High Court about the incident. Police superintendent, Atul Saxena said that police is trying to gather information about the letter. He said thorough search of civil court premises was conducted.
Meanwhile in Muzaffarnagar, the house of a married woman was allegedly set afire by a youth when she objected to continued harassment by the accused in ladhawala locality. According to the complaint lodged by the victim, the accused had been harassing her from some time and it did not stop even after she got married. The accused entered into her house on Monday night and set it ablaze after she raised objection to his advances. Investigation into the matter is underway, and no arrest has been made so far.
In another case reported from Rampur, two policemen have been suspended
for allegedly harassing and taking bribe from a youth and his cousin, whom they had detained during the `anti-Romeo’ drive. On last Sunday, sub-inspector Sanjeev Giri and constable Vimal detained a youth and his uncle's daughter, both aged about 18, when they were purchasing medicines from their native Hashmat Ganj village, Superintendent of Police K K Chaudhari said.
"The policemen said they had taken action against them under the anti-Romeo operations and they were kept at a police station for over five hours," he said. The police personnel refused to let go the cousins even after their relatives approached them and clarified that they were related and were not a couple, he said. The policemen allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 to free them, the officer said, adding the relatives gave the amount and also filmed the cops accepting the bribe. They later approached the local MlA and Minister Baldev Singh Aulakh, who informed the SP about the incident. The officer said after going through the video and initial investigation, he suspended the accused sub-inspector and the constable. Anti-Romeo squads set up by the state government to prevent eveteasing, has drawn criticism from certain quarters as policemen have allegedly targeted couples also.