RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, Sept.10: The Garhwa police have arrested one Kasmuddin Ansari for hurling a petrol bomb on Dipak Soni at Chitvishram, a village about 250km from the Jharkhand capital under Nagar Utari police station area of Garhwa district.
He was arrested today morning after the matter was reported to the police.
Garhwa SP Ajnani Kumar Jha confirmed the arrest saying the reason behind the dispute is being probed.
“According to the accused, Soni accompanied by his brother started fighting while victim Soni said he was attacked when he attempted to solve a dispute of Ansari with some other. Primary investigation suggests that dispute arose after interference of seniors in children’s matters but what exactly happened is being probed,” SP Jha said.
Asked about the law and order in the locality, SP Jha said: “It is under control and everything is peaceful.”
A locality resident said that the attack was made in the evening on Friday.
“Ansari took out a bottle filled with petrol and after getting it ignited threw it on Soni’s face. Soni sustained facial injuries. Ansari also sustained minor injuries at his leg in the incident. He was admitted to Garhwa hospital for treatment of his burn injuries at his face. According to civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar, he is out of danger” the resident said.
“On the statement of the victim, the Nagar Untari police lodged an FIR against Kasmuddin under sections of 323, 341, 307, 326, 504 and 506 of IPC before arresting him,” the resident said.
Nagar Untari Police Inspector Rajesh Kumar said that two FIRs were registered in this connection. He said other than the victim, Ansari also lodged a complaint on the basis of that complaint a counter case was also registered in this connection on the statement of Ansari under sections of 323, 341, 504, 506 and 34 IPC. Soni and his brother are accused in the case.
After the incident Bhawnathpur MLA and BJP leader Bhanu Pratap Shahi, tweeted that “Bahusnkhyak samaj ke pahle beti ab beta par petrol dalkar jalana batata hai ki Hemant Soren Sarkar men unki himmat kaise bad gayi hai” (Burning the first daughter of Jharkhand’s majority society and now the son by pouring petrol tells how much their courage has increased in the Hemant Soren Government) .”
