The Hamirpur administration and police bulldozed the residential properties of the seven accused who have been arrested for assaulting a girl in the city forest park.
The administration stated that all the properties razed to the ground were illegally built, forcing the authorities to take appropriate action.
These residential properties were bulldozed exactly a month after a video went viral on the internet featuring six men abusing and misbehaving with a girl in the city forest park.
On August 16, six persons, including Kanhaiya, Preetam and Mohammed Faisal, thrashed a girl who had gone to the park with her friend. The six boys, natives of Hamirpur, abused the girl and assaulted her for roaming around with her alleged boyfriend. The accused also stripped her clothes in public and recorded the horrible incident. The video was then deliberately made viral by them on social media. It is believed that the six accused also sexually assaulted the victim and blackmailed her for money.
The police immediately took cognisance of the incident and arrested the six persons accused in the case. They further investigated the case and arrested two more persons.
During investigation, the police found out that seven out of the eight accused were staying in illegal residential properties. The administration stated that seven accused had illegally encroached upon public areas and had built properties for residence.
On Friday morning, the police and the Hamirpur administration officials executed the bulldozer action and razed the properties of the accused.
It may be mentioned here that all the eight accused in the case have been sent to jail after completing the legal proceedings. Reports said that besides these eight accused, there are some others who have also been booked in the FIR registered in the case. They are absconding at present. The police are investigating the case further to trace out the absconding accused.