Bajrang Dal workers raid police station, ‘force’ cops to free saffron leader

Hindustan Times
July 16, 2017

Bhopal, Jul 16: Bajrang Dal activists in Bhopal allegedly forced police late Friday night to let off their leader who was taken in for questioning for allegedly abusing police personnel in an inebriated state.

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Activists of the right-wing organisation laid siege to Habibganj police in the heart of the Madhya Pradesh capital from around 11pm till 1am and walked out triumphantly with their leader, Kamlesh Thakur.

Siddharth Bahuguna, superintendent of police (Bhopal South) said, “Thakur misbehaved with police officials in a drunken state. He was taken to the police station to register his statement. Keeping basic human rights in mind, we allowed him to go. When our personnel later told us he had abused them and also created ruckus, we registered a case against him.”

Police booked Thakur on charges of assaulting public servants and preventing them from discharging their duty, and verbally abusing them.

Police said Thakur at a liquor shop in 10 Number Market late in the evening when a sub-inspector and a few constables were on patrol in the area. Thakur was creating a ruckus in an inebriated state and when the official on patrol tried to stop him, he abused them and had a scuffle with them.

The Bajrang Dal, however, accused the police of lying. Bajrang Dal state convener Devi Singh Sondhiya told HT on Saturday, “Kamlesh Thakur is our active worker. Police targeted him maliciously because he raised voice against corruption.”

Sondhiya added, “On Friday night, a sub-inspector and few constables were allegedly asking for money from some people at the liquor shop when Thakur opposed them. Police detained him. Thakur asked them to explain what his fault was, but police didn’t say anything. If he was in an intoxicated state, police should have conducted his medical examination.”

Sondhiya said police registered the FIR to save their officials. “We will not be silent on this issue. We will take this issue to the higher-ups in the government,” he added.

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Mohidin
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017

Masha Allah finally our religious leaders are giving an advise,
As per Usthad, some vested groups are trying to create divide among communities, we request with organizer of the press meet or Usthad to name those groups which we need to avoid.

Mohammed Asif
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017

Appreciated the remedial action taken by AI staff. In additional to their reaction, these all airline staffs including pilots are undergone mandatory FIRST AID TRINING which may helpful to the passenger in case of an emergency. Aviation authority of India should consider this rules if it is not stipulated in their rule book.

abdul
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Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017

its bjp nature ,they are expert in diverting the modi govt\s faillure, whenever bjp\"s corruption come out riots and blasts happens in the country, yeddy , nalin,shoba protested and visited karthik raj home and made him hindu activist and muslims responsible for the murder, when real culprit get caught they all disappeared , same will happen in sharath s case also, they ddnt protested when vinayak baliga, harish poojary killed bcoz they were killed by sangis."

Hanni
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017

Kalla swamige bogali haagide,now he is absoconding?

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