Over two dozen juveniles reportedly addicted to drugs, attacked some policemen which resulted into death of one of the cop while over a dozen others were serious injured. The sensational incident took place in Meerut on Thursday evening.
A case in this regard has been registered in which 25 accused were named while 125 others were unidentified. The cops were attacked just as they not allowed the family members to hand over drugs to the accused while they also resisted when the accused tried to misbehave with some women during their transit to Juvenile Home from court.
Reports said that the juveniles belonging to Surajkund Protection home in Meerut were taken from Meerut to Bulandshahr for a court hearing on Thursday. The juveniles first tried to collect some drugs from their family members but the cops accompanying them prevented them from doing so. later they made obscene gestures at the passing-by women on their way back, that was objected by the police officers, following which the inmates threatened the cops with dire consequences, disclosed district magistrate, Pankaj Yadav.
After getting a SOS, around 12 additional policemen were rushed at the Protection Home to maintain law and order. However, as the juveniles reached Home, they were joined by their accomplices after which they all attacked the police force, battering them with sticks and rods besides pelting stones. Over a dozen cops were injured in the attack and they could be rescued after senior officers reached with more additional force. The injured cops were shifted to hospital where one of them, Omprakash succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of Friday. Pankaj Yadav said that all the juveniles were later lodged back in Protection Home and further legal proceedings has been initiated against them. The body has been sent for post mortem, he said, adding that a magisterial probe was ordered into the incident.
It may be mentioned that the Meerut Juvenile Protection Home with a capacity of 100,houses 225 juveniles at present. The inmates have been brought from Gautam Budh Nagar, Hapud, Ghaziabad and Bagpat divisions.Meanwhile in another report from Meerut, a 15-year-old student was shot deadby his 16-year-old classmate at a coaching centre in Mawana town area in the district.
The deceased has been identified as Shadab, a resident of Kheri Manihar village. The incident took place on Thursday evening when Shadab was standing along with other students in the premises of the coaching centre at Kila Road. Police said that the teenager succumbed to his injuries on his way to hospital. On a complaint filed by Shadab’s father, a case of murder has been lodged against the accused in connection with the incident.The accused has been identified as Aamir, a resident of Sathla village who studies at the same coaching center. The exact cause of the incident has not yet been ascertained and police is trying to nab the absconding accused.