While the police have formed teams to nab the additional district magistrate (ADM), his wife and the others accused in the case.
The Gautam Budh Nagar police have arrested the gunner and servant of the additional district magistrate (Muzzafarnagar) Harish Chandra, in connection with assaulting and attempting to murder Col (retd) Virendra Pratap Singh Chauhan of Sector 29, early on Sunday morning. While the police have formed teams to nab the additional district magistrate (ADM), his wife and the others accused in the case.
According to the police, the arrested persons have been identified as Rahul Nagar (28), the gunner and his household help Jitendra Awasthi (26).
"We had received a tip-off about the two accused after which a team was sent to Shaheed Smarak in Sector 29. We had taken all the necessary permissions before arresting an official government-appointed gunner of the ADM," said Manoj Pant, station house officer. Sector 20.
The accused have been arrested under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 120 B (punishment of criminal conspiracy), 147 (punishment for rioting) and 448 (punishment for house-trespass) of the Indian Penal Code.
"The ADM, his wife and other accused are on the run, however, we have formed teams to nab them,"Pant said.
On August 14, the 76-year-old retired Colonel was arrested on charges of molestation levelled by the ADM's wife following a spat between the two sides over alleged illegal construction by the ADM's family.
A resident alleged that Chauhan had a dispute of illegal occupation and construction by ADM Harish Chandra for the past three years.
Chandra is his neighbour in Sector 29 and is currently the ADM in Muzaffarnagar. He was also an officer of Noida Authority in the past. Colonel Virender had lodged a complaint several times in Noida Authority regarding illegal occupation and construction but Noida Authority did not take any action on Chandra due to his clout.
"On August 14, the colonel was sitting in front of the park and was waiting for the cab to go to Agra. Chandra reached the park with his wife Usha. They were accompanied by Chandra's security guards," said a resident.
Locals demand that the illegal construction done by Chandra should be demolished by the Authority and an income tax inquiry should also be initiated against him. Several Army veterans and Chauhan's family had taken out a protest march in Sector 29 on Saturday demanding the immediate release of the retired colonel from jail and arrest of the accused ADM.
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