A Ghaziabad household, which was brutally overwhelmed up by hotel workers and bouncers, on the evening of February 25 throughout a mehendi ceremony at a banquet corridor, has demanded that the police e book the suspects underneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) Part 307 (attempt to murder) and instantly arrest the remaining suspects within the case.
The Ghaziabad police has registered an FIR underneath IPC sections 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 354 (molestation), 354a (sexual harassment) and 379 (theft) on the Masuri police station. 9 suspects have been arrested a day later whereas hotel proprietor Sagar Malik was arrested on Monday.
“We consider that the sections levied by the police are lenient contemplating the gravity of the case and Part 307 also needs to be added. The hotel proprietor’s brother is but to be arrested and extra arrests have to be made. About 20 individuals from my household, kin and friends have been brutally attacked with rods, sticks and even heavy utensils used for cooking. A minimum of six individuals are nonetheless significantly injured,” mentioned the 25-year-old girl complainant, sister of the groom.
She mentioned her cousins had requested the DJ to play two extra songs and as an alternative of doing so, they began misbehaving with us and in addition assaulted us.
The girl gave a criticism and the police registered an FIR at Masuri police station on February 26. The complainant alleged that about 15 to 20 suspects, together with hotel workers, bouncers and proprietor, have been concerned in assaulting them.
Senior law enforcement officials mentioned so as to levy IPC Part 307, there requires to be a motive (to kill). The incident in query was a case of assault that resulted over a disagreement.
“We’re nonetheless investigating the case speedily and 10 individuals, together with the hotel proprietor, have been arrested thus far. The hotel workers have given us some photos exhibiting accidents that they sustained within the assault. The levy of extra IPC sections shall be completed on the idea of additional investigation,” mentioned Ravi Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (rural).