ABVP Student Leader Among Four Booked for Alleged Sexual Assault of 17-Year-Old Girl in Uttarakhand's Haldwani
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An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student leader and three other men have been booked for allegedly raping a teenage girl at a hotel in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday night, November 12, in the Mukhani area of the city. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the matter. According to subsequent reports, all four accused have been arrested.
According to the complaint filed by the girl's family, the four men allegedly threatened the girl and took her to a hotel, where they sexually assaulted her. The girl later returned home and told her family about the incident. Following this, her family approached the Mukhani police station and filed a complaint against the accused.
ABVP Student Leader Among the Accused
The accused have been identified as Dheeraj Bisht, Nitin Pal, Ansh Khatri and Himanshu Goni. Dheeraj Bisht had contested the student union president's election at MBPG College in Haldwani as an ABVP candidate. He reportedly lost the election. The other three men have also been named in the police complaint.
Police registered a case under relevant legal provisions, including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The incident reportedly happened at a hotel in the Mukhani area of Haldwani, which falls under Nainital district. The case has drawn attention because one of the accused had contested a college student union election as an ABVP candidate.
Four Accused Arrested, Investigation Underway
Police formed teams to trace the accused after receiving the complaint. All four men were reportedly arrested within six hours of the complaint being filed, officials said. A police team led by Mukhani Station House Officer Sushil Joshi carried out the arrests under the directions of Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Manjunath T C.
The SSP reportedly said that police follow a zero-tolerance policy towards crimes against women and minors. He assured that strict legal action would be taken against those found involved in such offences. Police are continuing their investigation to establish the full details of the incident.
