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Home Guard, Cop Attacked by Army Unit in Badrinath
10 Aug
Summary
- Army Major and 15 personnel face FIR for assault.
- Officials stopped Army vehicles near Mana village.
- Uniform torn and mobile phone allegedly damaged.
In Badrinath, a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against an Indian Army Major-rank officer and about 15 unidentified personnel. The charges stem from an alleged assault on a home guard and subsequent aggression towards a police constable. The home guard, Dinesh, reportedly stopped the Major's vehicle as part of traffic duty near Mana village. Angered by this, the officer allegedly assaulted him, with other personnel joining in and taking him away. When police constable Vijay Singh and another official attempted to intervene, they too were allegedly abused and assaulted. The constable's uniform was reportedly torn, and his mobile phone was damaged when he tried to record the incident. The Army personnel eventually released the home guard. The FIR includes charges such as assault, abduction, rioting, and wrongful confinement. An investigation into the matter has commenced, with further legal actions to follow as the probe progresses. The Army had not issued a statement regarding the incident at the time of reporting.
