Tension in Kanpur Dehat after fruit vendor pours tea over boy
Communal tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur as a fruit vendor, Shanu Ahmad, 27, has been arrested for pouring hot tea on a teenager, dressed as a member of Hanuman’s Vanar Sena for a Shobha Yatra.
The incident happened in the Maitha Bazar area of Kanpur Dehat on Tuesday.
As per reports, the teenager had allegedly picked up a banana from the vendor’s cart.
Following the incident Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists and Bajrang Dal volunteers reached the spot and demanded strict action against the culprit.
The complainant, Surendra Kumar, 18, suffered burns and was rushed to hospital by others who were part of the Shobha yatra.
“The accused has been arrested and booked under IPC’s sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (punishment for insulting someone intentionally to provoke him/her), and 506 (criminal intimidation),” said Shivli police inspector Shiv Narain Singh.
“However, the accused said that he did not throw the tea on him with any wrong intention, but it instead fell on the teenager during a scuffle,” the inspector added.
He said that the situation has been restored to normal after the heavy deployment of the police force in the area.
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pandey appealed to the people not to spread any rumour regarding this incident.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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