Several leaders of the Bharatiya Janta Party including two MlAs were injured when the police used force to disperse agitated crowd which went on rampage damaging several vehicles beside engaged in heavy stone pelting in Shamli on Monday.
The (BJP) leaders were protesting lethargic approach of the local police in initiating action against the accused who gang raped a 20-year-old girl belonging to Roorki on Sunday. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area along with jawans of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) to avert any fresh incident and to check the matter from taking communal colour. Some BJP leaders were also detained while senior leaders were said to be convinced to leave the place.
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In a statement released here on Monday evening, Pathak claimed that the state government failed to check crime against members of fairer sex and children. He demanded a probe into the lathi charge at Shamli and action against the officials responsible for it. Reports said that agitated with inaction of the cops in taking action against the accused involved in gang rape of a girl at Railway Colony in Adarshmandi locality, hundred of BJP workers led by MlA from Kairana, Hukum Singh and Bhawan MlA Suresh Rana, and Arvind Singh, who is chairman of Nagar Palika, staged on dharna at Shiv Chowk at Shamli on Monday morning.
later the protesters proceeded towards Dhuwarpura railway crossing and tried to stop a train. When they failed, they reportedly attacked the railway cabin and also damaged several vehicles which also included the jeep of CO City.The agitated mob also burnt several vehicles.Reports further said that finding the violent situation, the cops resorted to lathi charge and burst tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. They also managed to chase away the trouble makers but later senior leaders sat on dharna in front of City Kotwali. However, both district magistrate and district police chief somehow convinced them to lift the dharna and assured them that the accused will be arrested soon. On assurance, all senior leaders left the spot but sources said that the local police detained district president of the BJP in Shamli along with some other senior leaders. A case was also registered against unknown BJP leaders and activists for indulging in violence and damaging public property.