New Delhi: The Muslim family, which faced a brutal assault on the day of Holi in Gurugram’s Bhup Shing Nagar, has now threatened to commit mass suicide over police inaction. The family has accused district police and civil administration of favouring the goons under the connivance of local political leaders.
“The matter is in public domain. Everyone knows how goons have deliberately attacked us in a preplanned manner. Still, the district police are not helping us and allowing alleged attackers and their family members to threaten us to withdraw the FIR,” said Mohamad Akhtar, one of the victims.
“They come to our house and abuse our women and girls. If the district administration and police will not help us to bring justice in this case, we will go for mass suicide,” Akhtar said.
The victim’s family has submitted a memorandum to Sohna SDM for a speedy trial.
“The local police have registered FIR against two youths of our family in a bid to put pressure on us,” Akhtar said.
Meanwhile, Gurugram (South) DCP Himanshu Garg said that both the groups were involved in altercation.
The Muslim family in Gurugram that was attacked by at least 35 to 40 goons on the day of Holi (March 21) with rods and sticks and was told to “go to Pakistan” is now contemplating to leave their home.
The family had been living in Gurugram for the past 15 years.
According to the FIR registered at Bhondsi police station, the incident took place when Sajid’s relatives had come to visit on Holi.
In the complaint, Sajid’s nephew, Dilshad, alleged that they were playing cricket in a vacant plot near the house, when some boys confronted them and said, “What are you doing here? Go to Pakistan and play.”
When Sajid intervened, one of the two men on the bike slapped him, Dilshad alleged.
In the moments that followed, the duo was joined by several others, allegedly armed with sticks, rods and swords, who barged into the family’s home, attacked them and stole their valuables.
Videos recorded by the victims show them trying to close the door to the terrace, even as the accused try to break it down.
In the video, a group of men can be seen beating up a man with rods and sticks, while another lies in the corner, even as two woman plead with the attackers to stop.
PTI
