INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BHOPAL: Six accused allegedly abducted and assaulted a 24-year-old man and tied a leash around his neck and forced him to bark like a dog in
It is alleged that the accused also pressured the victim to convert his religion.The incident took place on May 9, and it came to light on
Monday after a video of the man with the leash around his neck went viral on social media platforms.Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam
Mishra said, "When I became aware of the matter, I issued a 24-hour ultimatum to police to take action
They promptly complied and apprehended those involved, who were subsequently charged under the National Security Act
The enforcement activities continued leading to the demolition of the encroachment made by the accused.""We will not tolerate such behaviour
in our state, and our actions will serve as a deterrent to others," Mishra said.Teela Jamalpura police registered a case against the accused
on charges of abduction, assault and other relevant charges under IPC and The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act and started proceedings
Three of the six accused were arrested
In a swift move, encroachments allegedly made by the accused at their houses were razed by the district administration.Sold house worth 22L
for 16L in fear of accused, allege victim's kin Police commissioner, Bhopal Harinarayanachari Mishra told TOI that a process has been
initiated to slap National Security Act against the three arrested accused
Joint teams of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), police and district administration demolished their illegal properties
Besides SHO Teela Jamalpura, Anurag Lal, has been removed from active duty and posted to the police line following a complaint by the
brother of the victim who alleged that the officer did not file a complaint against the accused, said the commissioner.Police said the
complainant, Vijay Ramchandani, 24, a resident of Indira Vihar Colony in Panchvati, stated that on May 9 he had gone to attend a marriage
function along with his friend Shahrukh
After the function, he dropped his friend on his scooter at Teela Jamalpura locality around 12.30 am and on return was waylaid by Faizan
Lal, Sahil Bachha and Sameer
The accused demanded money and his mobile phones
Soon, their three accomplices Bilal, Mufid, and Sahil joined and started assaulting Vijay.Meanwhile, Faizan and Sameer allegedly whipped out
a knife and forcefully took him to the desolate PGBT College Ground and snatched his scooter key along with his mobile phones and cash from
his wallet."The accused then tied a leash around his neck and made him bark while beating him up
They also pressured him to convert his religion
The accused recorded the video on their smartphones and threatened to share it on social media.They later called up the victim's younger
brother, Lokesh, and told that his brother was in their custody
Lokesh pleaded with them to release his brother.Police said that Vijay alleged that the accused Sameer and Faizan had waylaid and assaulted
him twice or thrice again in the past also.Meanwhile, Vijay's family alleged that due to the terror of the accused, they had sold their
house worth Rs 22 lakh in Teela Jamalpura for Rs 16 lakh and shifted to Indira Vihar Colony in Panchavati.Brother of complainant, Lokesh
Ramchandani said that the accused were frequently torturing his brother and extorted money from him.WatchMan chained like a dog by goons in
MP's Bhopal, video goes viral
