Eighth accused have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in an assault case of an Indian Army jawan and his companions. The accused, who has been identified as Ravi (19 years old), is a resident of Karnawal and was arrested late Tuesday night. Police acted on a tip and arrested Ravi from the Karnawal outpost area.
On August 17, Army jawan Kapil, posted in Srinagar and hailing from Gotka village in Meerut, was on his way to Delhi airport to rejoin duty after vacation when his car was caught in a long queue at the Bhuni toll plaza under Sarurpur police station. When Kapil asked the staff to clear the line faster, an altercation broke out, and the toll employees allegedly attacked the Army jawan and his companions, Shivam and Sudhir, with sticks and iron rods, as stated by the police. The video of the incident also went viral on social media platforms.
The incident triggered protests by the locals and widespread outrage online.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra had earlier said that seven accused, identified as Sachin, Vijay, Anuj, Ankit, Suresh Rana, Ankit Sharma, and Neeraj Talian alias Bittu, were arrested after CCTV footage analysis. All of them, including Ravi, have been sent to jail, while a search for other absconding accused is on.
The case was registered on the complaint of Kapil's father under the provisions relating to attempt to murder, unlawful assembly, and robbery of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Taking cognisance of the incident, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on the toll collection agency, M/s Dharam Singh, and initiated proceedings to terminate its contract and debar it from future bids.
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