PILIBHIT: A lekhpal of Pilibhit sadar tehsil, Lokesh Kumar, was allegedly thrashed by a group of farmers in Lalaurikhera village of the district when he along with a team from the revenue department went to verify a gram samaj land encroached by farmers on Tuesday.
A 16-year-old girl from the same village who attempted to save Kumar was also attacked by the farmers. On getting information, police rushed to the spot and rescued the two victims, and shifted them to the district hospital. The medical officer on emergency duty at the district hospital, Dr SP Singh, said that both victims sustained internal injuries during the attack. The girl was also suffering from traumatic shock, he added.
Jahanabad police station SHO Praveen Kumar said that an FIR was lodged against nine people including two women and four unidentified persons under IPC sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 353 (assault upon a public servant by causing grievous hurt in order to deter him in the discharge of duties), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), 354 (use of criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage her modesty) and the POCSO Act. So far, three people were taken into custody.
The SDM of Pilibhit sadar circle Devendra Singh and the concerned CO rushed to the village to take stock of the situation. The incident sparked resentment among the lekhpals and they, through the district Lekhpal Sangh, demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons.
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