A court in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Nov 18 ordered registration of a rape and robbery case against 21 police and PAC men on the complaint of a woman from Bhatta Parsaul village where farmers had revolted against acquisition of their land.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had visited Bhatta Parsaul in May to show solidarity with the farmers of the area, had also alleged that the women were raped. The order was passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate Vipin Sharma. The woman also alleged robbery by the men in uniform. The woman alleged that after the clash their male members had left the village fearing arrest and then police and PAC men raped the women in the village. Earlier, a district court had ordered filing of FIR against 16 PAC men including its commander.
The court ordered filing of FIR against the then Circle Officer, Dankaur, Uday Veer Singh Khokhar, the then Phase-II Station Officer (SO) Anuj Chaudhary, the then Kakore SO Inder Kumar Badola, the then Dankaur SHO Rajeev Kumar, the then Dankaur Police Station beat-incharge, Hemant Kishore Gautam and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) men.