A minor Hindu child was raped by a 60-year-old Muslim man Nisar Qureshi in the Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. On Sunday, the Hindu locals protested demanding action against the accused Nisar Qureshi and the protestors were demanding the culprit to be hanged to death and his house be razed down.
The Hindu side demanded bulldozer action and the accused Nisar Qureshi to be hanged while the Muslim side pelted stones at the protestors. To bring the situation under control, the police had to do lathi-charge. Notably, the 60-year-old accused has been arrested after a case was registered against him under POCSO and other relevant BNS sections.
On the October 3rd, accused Nisar Qureshi lured a 9-year-old girl to an isolated place near Gandhi Adarsh Vidyalaya and raped her. The girl reached home crying and informed her family about Nisar Qureshi’s crime. The victim’s family reached the Dhebarua Police Station and filed a complaint following knowing about the crime. The police registered an FIR against Nisar Qureshi under BNS section 65(2) and 56 of the POCSO Act.
Dhebarua SO Santosh Kumar Singh said that case number 14682024 has been registered against the accused under section 65(2), and 5/6 of the POCSO Act. He further added that the minor victim was sent for medical examination. The culprit has been arrested and jailed.
The protestors submitted a memorandum to the police seeking the hanging of accused Nisar Qureshi on 6th October. Later, some of the protestors attempted to shut down some of the shops in the locality. SO Santosh Kumar added that action will taken against such people and presently, the situation in Barhni is calm and under control.
Meanwhile, some youths from the Muslim community started hurling bricks and stones at the people who were closing the shops in the Saraswati Shishu Mandir street of the town. A sword was also seen in the hand of a youth involved in attacking the Hindu side.
ASP Siddharth, SDM and Tehsildar reached the spot with the police team. During this, the party that was closing the market accused the Muslim side of stone pelting from the roof of a house and said that the stone pelters were hiding in that house. The Hindu side asked the police to drag the stone pelters out of the house.
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