LUCKNOW: A divisional commercial inspector (DCI) on Maha Kumbh duty was allegedly assaulted by a sub-inspector of the RPF at Jhunsi railway station.
The incident took place around 10.25am near enclosure number three, where the injured DCI, Vinay Kumar Yadav, was examining ticketless passengers. An official claimed that while Yadav was announcing that passengers should buy train tickets for their journey, an RPF SI approached from behind and grabbed his neck, accusing him of hampering movement of passengers.
“A heated argument ensued between the two during which the cop used his walkie-talkie to hit on Yadav’s forehead.
The assault enraged railway staff. Senior officials intervened and defused the situation. Yadav was administered first aid,” he said.Yadav submitted a written complaint at GRP station in Jhunsi but no FIR was lodged till the report last came in.
Meanwhile, speaking to TOI, NER Varanasi division PRO Ashok Kumar said, “A departmental inquiry has been initiated into the incident. The DCI did sustain injury but the exact sequence of events would be known only after the investigation is complete.”
