An ABVP member, who was on a campaign to sensitise voters by distributing slips mentioning ‘many issues’, was beaten black and blue by Bokaro DDC and detained for more than five hours in the police station in Bokaro on Friday night.
Vinod Kumar Mahato, a co-ordinator of ABVP (Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad) was slapped by the Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh DDC Bokaro and his bodyguard later he was handed over to the police.Vinod a resident of Dolagidih Chas was distributing handbills— “Matdan Aawash Kare. Pahale Matdan Phir Jalpan”, (Must cast your vote, First vote then took breakfast) at Mohan Kumar Manglam Stadium where voters’ awareness programme was organized by the Bokaro district administration.
A boy was distributing handbills in a bid to aware voters and voter’s turnout. Suddenly a government official along with his body guard rushed to and saw the handbills. He lost his cool and started beating to the boy, said Ramgopal Sharma an eyewitness who rushed to the stadium on the invitation by the district administration,.
“I was distributing handbills suddenly Dr Sanjay rushed to me and started thrashing. later he asked me why you are distributing handbills and snatched the bills and asked his body guard to beat me," said Vinod.later gathering started and they handed me over to the police, he said. “At sector – 4 police station police detained me for more than five hours”, he added.“DDC and his bodyguards were handed over the boy (Vinod) to the police along with the handbill, alleging violations or law but they did not turned up for a written complaint, said OC of Sector 4 police station.