A man, who went to lodge a complaint against police atrocities with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was taken into custody by police after he was found involved in harassing two minor girls and it came to light that police had registered a case under POCSO Act against him.
The incident occurred during the Janata Darshan at the Hindu Seva Ashram in Gorakshnath temple in Gorakhpur on Wednesday, when the chief minister was hearing the grievances of the people and giving directions to the officials.
When the chief minister went near one Ram Narain Gupta of Gulriha area of Gorakhpur district, the latter complained that the police were harassing him. But two orphan girls, both minors, sitting nearby opposed the allegations made by Gupta and narrated their ordeal to the chief minister.
The girls said that Gupta had wrongly took over their house and now they had nowhere to live.
The district magistrate and the district police chief, who were near the chief minister, also explained that they both knew about the case and a case under POCSO Act had been registered against Gupta.
On the directive of the chief minister, the police immediately arrested Gupta.
The chief minister also directed the officials to send the girls to women protection home and do the needful to get back by house.
Yogi Adityanath met around 150 people during the Janata Darshan and heard their grievances and gave specific directive to the officials for redressal.