With tension still prevailed in Meerut over alleged move of conversion religion of girl who was also reportedly gang raped, leaders of Bharatiya Janta Party further created trouble when they gherao the office of division commissioner of Meerut in protest against the incident. local police had a tough time in controlling the BJP activists who clashed with the security forces over the issue. Reports said that hundred of BJP activists led by their local leader rounded the office of divisional commissioner of Meerut in protest against the incident on Monday morning.
They alleged that it was not for the first time but concentrated 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 into their religion. They also accused the state government for keeping their eyes shut over the unlawful move of the minorities.
Party spokesman, Vijay Bhadhur Pathak, said here in lucknow that the Party wanted answer to all questions which were disclosed by the Meerut victim, who revealed her trauma. He alleged that the deniel 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 irl to know first hand account of the incident. BJP MP Rajesh Kumar 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 M S Begh, claimed that the 20-year-old woman’s father had lodged a complaint in Kharkhauda police station against Village Pradhan NawabKhan, 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 Madrassa where they raped and illegally confined her. They also forcefully made her sign some papers related to religious conversion. Begh said, the woman managed to escape and returned to her house on July 30 and narrated her ordeal to her parents. He said the woman’s medical examination has confirmed rape and cuts were found on her abdomen. He rejected media reports that the girl’s kidney had been removed.
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. Meerut District magistrate Pankaj Yadav, said that Sallaullah, his wife and daughter have been arrested. Since the incident occurred in Hapud, he said the final decision post
magisterial inquiry into the matter will be taken by Hapud district magistrate. A magisterial enquiry into the incident will be conducted by Deputy District Collector S P Singh, who will submit a report within a week, District Magistrate (Hapud) Rajesh Kumar Singh said. It may be mentioned that tension gripped the Kharkhauda area of Meerut district on Sunday evening when an angry mob came out on the road in protest against the alleged conversion attempt. The mob also alleged gang rape of the teacher. local police claimed that the incident took place inside a madarsa in Sarawa village where the teacher worked. The 20-year-old teacher was reportedly compelled to adopt the religion of a community in a madarsa and then taken to Muzaffarnagar and kept in confinement in a house there for three days. She, however, managed to escape from the clutches of the abductors, reached her home in Kharkhauda and narrated the entire ordeal tale to her family She has also alleged that she was gang raped during the confinement,” police said.