Chandigarh, August 31
In a now-or-never battle for the BJP, the party leadership wants to leave nothing to chance this Assembly election. The party’s seriousness can be gauged from the fact that four senior leaders: Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Nitin Gadkari along with party general secretary JP Nadda fanned out across the state to mark the conclusion of the party’s Vijay Sankalp Yatra.

The coming days would see many more leaders campaigning across the state as the BJP intensifies its campaign. Senior leaders from other states are camping in constituencies and districts as the poll fever catches on and the party has already carried out surveys thrice over in the state to know where it stands.

This, party leaders maintain, is only the beginning and the leadership intends going down to the micro-level when planning this election since losing is not an option for the party which has always played second fiddle to regional satraps.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi already held a programme in Kaithal, albeit an official one, party president Amit Shah, too, has attended two programmes and the frequency of visits of these “star campaigners” would increase once the election dates are announced.

State leaders claim since the BJP’s break-up with the HJC was expected, the party had been preparing to contest all 90 seats on its own. “We wanted a truncated role of the alliance partner and had offered only about 20-25 seats in the final deal. Since we were contesting a larger chunk of the seats, we were preparing accordingly,” a leader said.

The party has already covered all 90 Assembly segments and nearly 1,000 villages by way of the four Vijay Sankalp Yatras, which travelled in the areas assigned. “We’ve held small public meetings and have an edge on ground since we have practically touched every seat Assembly observers, who have been in the constituencies assigned to them for over a month, are working on strategies, meeting workers, guiding the cadre and keeping an eye on everything,” another leader explained.

In the three-tier arrangement already in place as far as the BJP is concerned, district in charges have been appointed to oversee the party working in the constituencies falling in their district.

“Once the elections are announced, the party will intensify its micro-level supervision by appointing outside leaders for booth-level management and strengthening the organisational structure in constituencies where we are weak,” party sources said.

Sources said the party intends to focus primarily on getting a comfortable majority in Haryana and would focus most of its energy on constituencies where the party is in a strong position. “We have a Mission-65 for Haryana and we are moving towards it. In the coming days, based on the feedback from various quarters, senior leaders will be ‘deployed’ to win this Haryana battle,” a leader claimed. 

Jhajjar, August 31
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has called upon people of Haryana to vote in the manner nation did in the Lok Sabha elections: “After ousting the mother-son (Sonia-Rahul) from power, it is time to vote out the father-son duo (Bhupinder-Deepender) from the state.”

“The dynastic politics must come to an end to usher in a new era of development politics in the state,” he said during the Vijay Sankalp Yatra at a grain market here today.

Taking a dig at the Congress government’s development model, the BJP leader said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda limited the development initiatives to a few constituencies and extended undue benefit to his close relatives instead of paying heed to public welfare.

“People are waiting for the Assembly elections to root out the Hooda government from power for pushing farmers, unemployed youths and traders on the path of devastation,” Gadkari said, adding that Hooda had discriminated against people and followed corrupt practice to mint money.

He alleged that the government acquired land at nominal prices in the name of development. “Farmers’ sorry plight is the consequence of the government’s misrule.”

Exhorting people to give the BJP a chance to form the government, Gadkari said the Centre had taken a pledge to provide irrigation to every farmer and employment to every educated youth. The party would set an example by executing it, he added.

Jind, August 31
The BJP is all set to play Modi card in the state in the Assembly elections. A strong indication to this came from Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who during the conclusion of Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Jind today, focused on the Modi factor and sought votes in the name of the PM and his development model.

“There are seven MPs from Haryana in the BJP government. Narendra Modi is the first PM who has given space to four MPs of the state in his cabinet. I am Haryana’s daughter and I am the external affairs minister. Haryana’s sons Gen VK Singh, Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar are looking after other important ministries of country,” said Swaraj.

She said it was time to elect the BJP government in the state by giving it a majority in the forthcoming Assembly elections. “Only the BJP can bring development to the state,” said Swaraj.

Hathin (Palwal), August 31
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today announced that the Centre was working on a four-point agenda to fulfill promises made by the BJP prior to the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking as a chief guest at the conclusion of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra here today, he claimed that the four-point agenda focused on crop prices, job to youth, price control of essential commodities and growth of all sectors. “Acche din are here to stay,” he said.

The Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana will ensure a bank account for each household in the country in the next couple of years, the minister said, adding that the government was working to ensure irrigation to every field in the country for which the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Khet Sinchai Yojana was on the anvil.

Rajnath said the BJP's mission was to get 65 tickets in the Assembly elections and claimed its government would provide a corruption-free rule.

He reiterated that party would not project anyone as the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate. “Corruption and land acquisition policy are the main issues in Haryana and these will be included in the BJP's election manifesto,” Rajnath added.

Chandigarh, August 31
The newly-formed HJC-JCP alliance is looking for new partners to cobble together a grand alliance ahead of the Assembly election. All parties except the Congress, the BJP and the INLD are on its radar, with sources indicating that the BSP and Gopal Kanda’s HLP are likely to join the grand alliance.

Without naming any party, JCP chief Venod Sharma, a prominent non-Jat face in state politics, said the alliance was ready to join hands with any party except the Congress, the BJP and the INLD for the state’s equitable development and ending nepotism in government jobs.

With AAP shying away from fighting the Assembly election, the new alliance hopes to cash in on the strong anti-incumbency sentiment against the Hooda government. As the INLD struggles for survival following the revolt by certain senior leaders and the BJP faces a problem of plenty due to the exodus from other parties, the HJC-JCP alliance hopes to fill in the space vacated by the AAP. The fledgling party polled over 4% votes in the recent Lok Sabha election.

Moreover, the HJC, the JCP and possible alliance partners the BSP and the HLP would not have a problem in seat-sharing as all parties have respective pockets of influence. While Hisar district is the HJC’s pocket borough, the JCP commands sizable influence in districts along the GT Road. Kanda’s HLP has major influence in Sirsa district while the BSP has pockets of influence across the state.

Senior leaders said with strong anti-incumbency sentiment against the Hooda government and the people fed-up with existing mainstream parties, the new grand alliance could spring a surprise in the forthcoming elections. This coupled with no clear-cut wave in favour of any party and multi-corner contests in all segments could make the election anybody’s game.

Pehowa, August 31
A citadel of the Congress, voters from the Pehowa segment have been voting for the party despite the lack of development and several major demands remaining unaddressed.

The constituency is currently represented by Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha, who claims to have done major development works here and is confident that his party will retain this seat. However, the opposition claims that anti-incumbency, bogus claims of development and the recent controversy over the formation of a separate gurdwara committee for Haryana Sikhs will cost Chattha his chair.

Chattha won in 2005 and retained the seat in the 2009 elections by defeating INLDs Jaswinder Singh Sandhu with a margin of only 4,080 votes. “We have led in this segment during the Lok Sabha election in spite of the Modi wave and will do so in the Assembly polls too,” said Chattha.

May or may not contest

Rumor has it that Chattha may not contest the elections and seek the ticket for his son, Mandeep Singh, this time. However, he failed to give any satisfactory reply to this query and remarked that it was the prerogative of the high command.

The constituency has favoured the Congress, which won the seat five times since 1967. The JNP twice while the SWA, LKD, SAP and the INLD once each.

The BJP is one party that has never won this segment even once. Even the Modi wave failed to give a boost to the BJP here as its candidate, Raj Kumar Saini, finished third with 23,495 votes as compared to 45,491 votes polled by Naveen Jindal of the Congress, who came first while Balbir Singh Saini of INLD stood second.

Public view

Pawan Kumar, a priest, said, “The locals have many pending demands such as connectivity of the Pehowa teerth with major railway routes, beautification of the town, cleanliness of the shrines, but all these demands are yet to be redressed.”

Rajender Singh, a local resident, said, “Many development projects were promised, but they remained on paper. The sitting MLA is also the Finance Minister, but he has failed on all fronts. The 50-bed community health centre was to be upgraded to 100 beds, but nothing has happened. The easy availability of drugs is playing havoc with the lives of the youth.”

Admitting to the drug menace, Chattha said, “A large quantity of drugs reach here from Punjab. We have been trying to stop this and the police have been directed to take ction in such cases.”

Main issues
Traffic jams, rampant encroachment, drug peddling, no industries, poor sanitation, no efforts to boost tourism, unemployment and dismal law and order 

Segment scan
This constituency comprises 96 villages and the municipal committee area. The Saraswati Teerth is one of the important Hindu pilgrim centres visited by lakhs of devotees every year for ‘pind daan’. Of the 1.55 lakh voters in this constituency, over 16,000 are Jat Sikhs, 15,000 Jats and Brahmins and other communities account for 10,000-13,000 of the electorate

Panchkula, August 31
Termed as the second capital of Haryana, this constituency is a satellite city of the Chandigarh. Despite having almost all main offices of the government departments here, the city residents still are dependent on the City Beautiful for facilities, especially, education and healthcare.

A part of the Ambala parliamentary constituency, Panchkula shares its borders with Chandigarh, Mohali and Solan districts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, respectively.

Panchkula constituency was carved out of Kalka Assembly segment during delimitation in 2007 and saw its first Assembly elections in 2009. Two world famous religious shrines — Mata Mansa Devi and Gurdwara Nada Sahib — are the main attractions of this constituency. The prestigious Chandimandir Cantonment houses the headquarters of the Indian Army’s Western Command.

Congress stronghold

It was a Congress stronghold and former Haryana Chief Minister, late Bhajan Lal, projected his son Chander Mohan from here. Though Mohan successfully contested the elections in 1993, 1996, 2000 and 2005, but he failed to bring any big-ticket project to the city during the tenure of his father or even when he was the Deputy Chief Minister during the previous tenure of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Post the Anuradha Bali alias Fiza episode, Mohan changed his religion and was dropped by the Congress in favour of incumbent DK Bansal who managed to retain the seat.

At present, Mohan is contesting from here on the ticket of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC), an outfit floated by his younger brother Kuldeep Bishnoi.

Issues of concern

Lack of healthcare institutions such as the PGI, quality educational institutions, job avenues, crumbling industry, poor public transport system in villages, poor road network in rural areas and scarcity of water are the main problems of residents.

The fly menace due to polluting poultry farms in Barwala has been bringing misery to scores of villages for decades. This area is the second largest poultry belt in the country. Residents of Chandikotla, Bir Ghaggar and Kharag Mangoli villages have been denied basic civil amenities after the state government declared them unauthorised, even after the villagers were issued voter identify cards.

The industrialists criticise the government for not making any effort to revive the industry that has shifted to Himachal Pradesh in view of various sops.

What segment lacks

There was no development initiative in the past five years, apart from the four-laning of the Zirakpur-Parwanoo stretch of the NH 22. The IT Park set up in Sector 23 failed to take off as per the expectations of public. The proposed artificial lake in Sector 24 is on paper only.

Panchkula lacks a university, a medical college and a dumping ground. Connectivity to sectors beyond the elevated Ambala-Kalka highway that divides the city in two parts is poor. Law and order is another cause for concern.

Public view

Vishnu Goyal, chairman, Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says the city developed only after some ancillary units came up to support HMT, Pinjore. Since the industry is dying a slow death, industrialists want conversion of their industrial units to the service sector, he added.

Main issues
Apart from better road connectivity with Chandigarh, direct public transport facility to Delhi, Shimla and Dehradun, widening of the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway, scarcity of water, unemployment and fly menace in scores of villages in the Barwala belt are the main issues that need redressal. Residents also demand facilities on a par with Chandigarh.

Segment scan
Located on the NH22, it comprises Panchkula city and Barwala block of the district. The constituency is dominated by Punjabi Hindus, Haryanvi migrants and Muslims. Post-1984, a majority of the business communities from Punjab shifted to Panchkula. It includes 60 surrounding villages dominated by Banias, Brahmins, Jats, Rajputs, Sainis, Gujjars, and SCs.

Gharaunda (arnal), August 31
HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi said today that it was BJP’s nature to betray its alliance partners. “People had cautioned me when I formed an alliance with the BJP, but I thought its nature might have changed. Now the people have seen the way the BJP has cheated me and would take avenge it,” said Bishnoi.

While addressing a massive gathering at the ‘parivartan rally’, organised by ex-minister and four-time MLA Jai Singh Rana in Gharaunda, the party supremo pointed out that those who had parted with their senior leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi could never keep an alliance with him.

Accusing the Congress and the INLD of discrimination and increasing rowdyism in the state, Bishnoi said the HJC and its alliance partner Jan Chetna Party would give a relief to the people.

Ambala, August 31
In a massive show of strength, Jan Chetna Party (JCP) chief and former Union minister Venod Sharma, along with their alliance partner, Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldip Bishnoi, jointly released JCP’s election manifesto at a huge rally organised in Ambala today.

The two leaders, who appeared to be reclaiming their political ground, not only laid out the political roadmap of the alliance, but also used the occasion to target their rivals, accusing them of failing to deliver what they promised.

While speaking about the election manifesto, which aimed at covering all possible issues that the rival political parties might harp upon, Venod Sharma emphasised on bringing about parity in development and equal opportunities for the state youth in the education and employment sector.

“Our manifesto is not just a list of promises, but a voice of the Haryanavis, who have been cheated by consecutive governments,” Sharma said amid rousing applause. He said the JCP-HJC alliance intended to provide an honest and dynamic government in the state.

Sharma alleged during the last nine years of the Congress government’s regime, major industrial clusters of Faridabad and Panipat had been reduced to small industrial centres. “Not even a single major industry has come to Haryana during the two tenures of the Congress government,” he said.

Jalandhar, August 31
INLD’s Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala has announced that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would be their star campaigner during the Assembly elections.

Dushyant, who was in Jalandhar to attend a programme, said the senior Badal was one of the most respected political leaders and had close ties with the Chautala family. “Hence, this election, Badal will be our main campaigner during electioneering,” he said.

Notably, INLD chief Om Parkash Chautala and his elder son Ajay Chautala are cooling their heels in jail for their involvement in the JBT teacher recruitment scam. However, on account of health grounds, both Om Parkash and Ajay Chautala are currently on bail.

According to party insiders, with Ajay and senior Chautala out on bail, both the leaders would be unable to campaign for the Assembly polls. “In such circumstances, INLD leadership is of the view that Badal is an apt choice during electioneering,” said Dushyant.

The SAD is contesting elections in Haryana from two seats – Ambala and Kalanwali.

Kurukshetra August 31
The ad hoc Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) senior vice-president Didar Singh Nalvi today claimed that the committee had not sought tickets for the Assembly elections for any of its members.

“Some unathourised persons have been demanding tickets from the Congress and using the HSGMC’s name for their vested interests. The demand stands valid if the committee passes a resolution or all members build a consensus on the issue. But nothing of the sort has happened,” he said.

Amarinder Singh Arora, HSGMC member from Karnal, and his supporters have demanded 15 Assembly tickets from the Congress. Nalvi has distanced himself from persons making the demand. He, though, has made it clear that the HSGMC would support the Congress in the elections, a payback gesture for forming a separate gurdwara body for Haryana.

On the reports of HSGMC member Baljit Singh Daduwal’s resignation from the committee, he denied receiving any letter in this regard. “If Daduwal does resign, the HSGMC will ask him the reason. Since some of the SGPC members have joined the Haryana body, the SAD and SGPC have been mounting pressure on Daduwal to resign from the HSGMC,” Nalvi said.

He questioned the Punjab Police claim on Daduwal’s reported resignation. “The Punjab Police have no right to make a statement in this regard. They have been playing in the hands of the Punjab Government.”

The senior vice-president claimed that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had assured to cancel the cases against 250 unidentified persons in connection with a clash between HSGMC supporters and police in Kurukshetra earlier this month.

Panipat, August 31
The state Lokayukta asked the additional chief secretary, Local and Urban Department, to inquire into allegations of corruption against Samalkha MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar, Municipal Committee (MC) secretary Sham Sunder Duggal, former secretary JN Bansal, building inspector Dalbir Singh, and former building inspector Parvesh Koshish.

In a letter sent to the additional chief secretary on August 22, undersecretary for Lokayukta asked it to look into the allegations levelled by complainant and RTI activist PP Kapoor.

Forwarding a copy of the complaint, the undersecretary for Lokayukta asked the additional chief secretary to look into the allegations mentioned in it after associating the complainant and furnish the report in duplicate to the Lokayukta within 45 days to proceed further.

In his complaint supported by an affidavit, Kapoor alleged the above mentioned public servants knowingly and intentionally abused their positions to obtain undue gains to themselves or to any person and they are guilty of corruption.

A recognised architect with Samalkha municipal committee (MC) and practising as an architect for last 31 years, Kapoor alleged that corruption was prevalent in the MC in the name of construction in the areas falling under its jurisdiction.

Stating the modus operandi of the building inspectors, he said, “They go to those persons who construct their buildings without clearing their site plans and who gives them bribe. They turn a blind eye towards their construction and issue notices to those who refuse to pay bribes”

He alleged that bribes were taken by these public servants in 99% cases of building construction, and a proper inquiry must be conducted.

Citing various instances, he alleged that Samalkha municipal committee secretary Sham Sunder Duggal, former secretary JN Bansal, building inspector Dalbir Singh and former building inspector Parvesh Koshish, got bribes for construction of various building without clearing site plans.

Kapoor alleged that illegal construction of MLA Dharam Singh Chhokhar’s kothi near Chhokhar Filling Station was on for the last three years, but the MC did nothing except issue a notice under section 208 of Haryana Municipal Act 1973 on January 11 last year.

“Instead of demolishing the MLA’s kothi, the MC tried to benefit him by giving the name of “New Durga Colony” to this illegal colony where this kothi is being built and it had also sent a case to Haryana government to pass this illegal colony,” the complainant alleged.

Sirsa, August 31
Three years after Vishwas Gupta accused Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of sexually exploiting his wife, he appeared in a religious congregation at the dera and sought a public apology for his conduct. Vishwas is the estranged husband of the godman’s adopted daughter, Honeypreet alias Priyanka.

Accompanied by his father Mahender Pal Gupta, Vishwas told the congregation that the allegations against the godman and Honey were false and were made under pressure from forces inimical to the dera.

Gupta said his family had faced immense hardship after they addressed a press conference against the dera head in Chandigarh in 2011. “My wife Urmila went into depression. I have developed high blood pressure and am unable to endure the hellish life I have landed myself in after levelling allegations against the godman,” he said. He also apologised to Honeypreet’s family.

“We had been living in the Dera for the 30 years. In July 2011, we went to live in Panchkula, where forces inimical to the dera induce us to speak against the godman. They also threatened us of dire consequences if we did not follow them. We brought this to the notice of authorities on August 5, 2011, but it did not help forcing us to succumb to the pressure of anti-dera forces,” he said.

However, when mediapersons wanted to quiz Vishwas on whether he was under some pressure, his father intervened and said he would answer the questions. Dera organisers had invited the media for the monthly congregation, saying big news was expected. The father-son duo was made to appear before the people.

Faridabad, August 31
Haryana Minister of State for Labour and Employment Pt Shiv Charan Lal Sharma’s grandson Anoop Sharma has accused him of corruption and hiding his original date of birth.

Anoop (31) today demanded sacking of his grandfather from the Cabinet in view of his PA getting booked for allegedly taking a bribe from a person in Sonepat district.

He claimed that the PA of a person holding an influential public post had the approval of his boss. “The state government should order an investigation into the matter,” said Anoop, son of Mukesh Sharma who is the elder son of Pt Shiv Charan Lal.

Anoop, a former Additional Advocate General (AAG) in Haryana, demanded an inquiry into the wealth and properties of his grandfather during his tenure as minister.

He said he would contest the upcoming state assembly election against his grandfather from the NIT, in order to carry on his fight against the corrupt and mafia type of politics in the state.

Pt Shiv Charan Lal, however, has rubbished all charges. “Anoop had turned a rebel several years ago. He has been levelling baseless allegations at the behest of his political opponents,” he said.

Pt Shiv Charan Lal was successfully contested the 2009 elections as an Independent from the Faridabad NIT Assembly segment. He was inducted into the Hooda Cabinet after extending support to the Congress.

The minister said he would be contesting the elections from his present seat, Faridabad. He claimed that both Congress and BJP had offered him the ticket. Among his opponents will be his grandson, Anoop, who today announced to contest the elections from Faridabad.

Pt Shiv Charan Lal was the Senior Deputy Mayor of Faridabad prior to his election. Anoop’s father, Mukesh, is the Senior Deputy Mayor.

Neeraj Sharma, former block Congress president and Anoop’s uncle, had recently joined the BJP. He is an aspirant for the party ticket from Faridabad, it is learnt.

Gurgaon, August 31
Minister of State Sukhbir Kataria flagged off ‘Green Run,’ here today. The run organised near Sector 4 by the Youth Social and Culture Association of Gurgaon had a range of activities from running to Zumba, followed by tree plantation drive.

Hundreds of residents got together and participated in the event. Kataria, who has been talking of ‘Green Gurgaon’ as his election agenda, said, “We hardly pay attention to here is environment. We have sky scrapers top MNC’s and all facilities, but the city is still underdeveloped in terms of a healthy green environment.” — TNS

Sonepat, August 31
Additional Sessions Judge Sukaram Pal sentenced Sumitra, her paramour Amit of Butana village and his accomplice Anil of Bhupania village in Jhajjar district to life imprisonment for murdering Sumitra’s husband, Naveen, of Bhorgarh village in Delhi.

Naveen’s brother Praveen had lodged a complaint at Kundli police station on July 31, 2012, in which he stated that Naveen with his wife Sumitra was living in a rented accommodation in Kundli village a year ago.

As Naveen was a drug addict, he was admitted to a de-addiction centre, near Narela in Delhi. Sumitra allegedly established illicit relations with Amit, who was running a cable network in Kundli village.

Naveen was discharged from the de-addiction centre in the last week of July. On July 30, Sumitra left him alone and went to her parents house. On July 31, Naveen was found murdered in the fields near the village and a case of murder was registered by the police.

Suspecting the involvement of Sumitra, police took her into custody. During interrogation, Sumitra revealed the involvement of her paramour Amit and his accomplice Anil in the murder. Both the accused confessed that they murdered Naveen and threw his body in the fields. Sumitra went to her parents to escape any suspicion. 

Gurgaon, August 31
The local residents panicked last evening when they saw a rashly driven police Gypsy going out of control at Fazilpur Chowk. The speeding vehicle left six people injured, including a motor cycle-borne couple, passengers alighting from an auto rickshaw and some other passersby.

Constable Surender, deployed at Subhash Chowk under the Sadar police station, took away a Gypsy assigned to the SHO at 8 pm, when he was washing the vehicle. He took the Gypsy to the Sohna road. When he reached Fazilpur Chowk traffic signals he started blowing the siren. A resident of Badshapur, Ramavtar, called the police and the SHO to inform about the damaged police vehicle and its driver, who was in an inebriated condition.

After getting information, a huge police force reached the spot. As the people expressed their anguish, the SHO promised to take immediate action and arrested the accused.

Those injured by the vehicle were taken to nearby hospitals. The police said Mukesh and Rekha, who were riding on a bike, were out of danger. The auto passengers and the two women, who were injured by the vehicle, were in a critical state, added the police.

“His behavior is unacceptable. So he has been arrested and suspended with immediate effect. Today, we have produced him before the duty magistrate and sent him to judicial custody,” said inspector Vijay Kumar, SHO, Sadar police station.

Jind, August 31
As the police continue to grope in dark about the 17-year-old girl, who was kidnapped from her house in Amarheri village on Friday morning, some local NGOs and her family members today formed an 11-member committee to look for the girl.

The accused, Anil Kumar of Shyam Nagar, kidnapped Manisha on Friday morning, and ran over the victim’s mother and brother. Manisha’s mother died on way to PGI, Rohtak.

Though the police booked Anil under Sections 365 and 302 of the IPC, but Manisha’s family alleged that Anil was accompanied by his friends, and the police must register a case against them too.

“We decided to launch an agitation today, but the Jind SP has sought two days time. We have postponed our agitation till Tuesday, but if the police fail to recover the girl, we will launch an agitation on Tuesday,” said Mahavir, a relative of missing girl.

Jind, August 31
A Haryana police constable allegedly tried to molest a college girl after entering her house on Friday night. The Jind police have started investigations after getting a complaint on Saturday.

In her complaint, the girl who is a college student and resident of Sangatpura village, alleged that Sunil, a resident of same village, who is a constable in the Haryana police and posted in Rohtak district, entered her house on late Friday evening when she was alone. Initially Sunil inquired about other members of the family, but when the victim told the policeman that she was alone in her house, he allegedly tried to molest her. When she raised an alarm, the accused fled after threatening her with dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident.

“We have registered a case against Sunil, who is a constable in Haryana police in Rohtak district and started investigations,” said SHO, Jind Sadar, Vikram Nehra.