Nashik: Army men Wednesday assaulted on-duty police personnel, injuring at least three, and vandalised the Upanagar police station here in two separate incidents on the eve of Army Day, a top police official said. The army has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.
In the first incident, an army lieutenant on two-day casual leave, came to the police station along with a relative to complain about some family dispute, Nashik Deputy Commissioner of Police Hemrajsingh Rajput told IANS.
Apparently irked over some delay in filing the complaint, he and the relative assaulted the on-duty police officer and at least two other policemen.
Top police officials reached the police station and finally arrested the army officer – whose identity was not disclosed – and his relative for assaulting the policemen.
While the army officer was handed over to the Indian Army authorities Wednesday morning with written police instructions to take necessary action against him, the relative was produced before a court, Rajput said.
The second incident took place Wednesday afternoon when a large group of army men from the Deolali Camp nearby reached the Upanagar police station.
“In an apparently retaliatory move, more than 100 jawans from the Deolali army camp wearing track suits and helmets trooped on the Upanagar police station this afternoon (Wednesday) and assaulted several of our on-duty police personnel, besides damaging government property,” Rajput told IANS.
At least two women constables sustained grievous injuries, one policewoman was confined and locked up in a room, while police driver C. Gangurde was beaten up and underwent critical surgery late Wednesday.
Army sources in New Delhi said the court of inquiry will ascertain the facts. (IANS)
