Lucknow: In Pilibhit, the kidnapping and rape case of a minor daughter of a granthi has caused the head of the Akal Takht to issue an ultimatum to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to expedite arrest of all the accused, also warning him that if the police fails, the Sikh community will be forced to take action at its own level.
Out of three accused in the FIR and one unnamed accused, the police arrested two persons, including the prime accused and one unnamed accused. However, it has set aside investigation against the remaining two. However, the UP Sikh Sangat has alleged that the police is trying to help these “wealthy accused persons”. According to the police, the daughter of one Sahab Singh was kidnapped on April 28 by four persons, and a case was lodged under relevant sections. After the victim was recovered on April 30, charges of gangrape and sections 5/6 of the Pocso Act were also added. On May 10, the prime accused Sumit was arrested but based on electronic evidence recovered from the accused and the victim, statements and other evidence, it was discovered that no case was being made against the two more accused named in the FIR Hariom and Varun . Further, on the basis of investigation, the fourth unnamed person was identified as one Anup who was arrested on May 30.
However, the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee, a representative organisation of all Sikhs, on Thursday posted a statement by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh who said that the UP Sikh Sangat has alleged that the local police was helping some “wealthy accused persons” and the police had stated that no action would be taken against them.