Case Against BJP Chief, Activist For Threatening Woman Cop: Chhattisgarh Police
The police stated no arrest has been made in thus far, and an investigation is underway. (Document)
Raipur:
The Chhattisgarh Police have registered a case towards the chairman of a state-run verbal exchange analysis centre and a BJP spokesperson for allegedly threatening a girl police officer in Raipur, an legit stated as of late.
In line with a criticism filed via DD Nagar police station area officer Manjulata Rathore, the FIR was once registered on Saturday towards Kabir Sanchar Shodhpeeth’s chairman Kunal Shukla, who may be an RTI activist, and state BJP spokesman Gaurishankar Srivas, he stated.
The complainant alleged that Kunal Shukla and Gaurishankar Srivas got here to DD Nagar police station right here on February 6 night time and allegedly pressurised her to liberate an individual, Ritesh Thakur, 40, who was once arrested in a cheque leap case, Raipur’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Arif Sheikh stated.
When Ms Rathore instructed them that Ritesh Thakur was once arrested as according to a court docket order, Kunal Shukla and Srivas allegedly threatened the police officer in her chamber to get her sacked and tarnish her symbol if she didn’t liberate the individual, he stated quoting the criticism.
After Ms Rathore filed the police criticism on Saturday, a case was once registered underneath Indian Penal Code Sections 189 (risk of damage to public servant), 353 (attack or felony pressure to discourage public servant from discharge of accountability) and 506 (felony intimidation), he stated.
No arrest has been made in thus far, Mr Sheikh stated, including that an investigation is underway.
The state Congress executive ultimate month appointed RTI activist Shukla as chairman of the Kabir Sanchar Shodhpeeth, primarily based on the Kushabhau Thakre College of Journalism and Mass Conversation.
In the meantime, the 2 accused refuted the costs, claiming they have been being falsely implicated via police with malafide intentions.
“The allegations are baseless as not anything like that came about on the police station. I had simply requested the lady police officer to turn the court docket warrant (in accordance with which arrest was once made in cheque leap case),” Kunal Shukla stated.
“The police have lodged a false case in all probability out of anger when they were given a understand from the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, in quest of answer from Raipur SSP over the brutal motion taken towards me whilst I used to be peacefully protesting in Raipur ultimate 12 months,” he claimed.
Srivas additionally stated he was once being steadily focused via police for wondering the state Congress executive on a number of problems, and the most recent FIR was once the end result of the similar.
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