As India won the Champions Trophy cricket tournament, celebrations at the central park in Faridabad’s Sector 86 allegedly spiralled out of control.
“We were just watching the match, celebrating India’s win…and then, everything changed,” said Nirbhay Garg, a 35-year-old resident and lawyer on whose complaint the Faridabad police filed a case of alleged rioting, sexual harassment, and several other charges. Six accused have been arrested so far.
According to the complaint, Garg was at the park with his sister and her friend on Sunday evening to watch the match, but they decided to leave as a group of youngsters allegedly set off firecrackers dangerously close to the crowd. On their way to Garg’s car, three men part of the same group allegedly harassed the two women.
An argument ensued when Garg tried to intervene. But as the crowd swelled, the trio got inside the car to escape. “We thought we would be safer inside but they started attacking the car,” claimed Garg, adding that he somehow managed to drive home even though the attackers allegedly tried to block the way with a scooty and hit the four-wheeler with stones.
Meanwhile, the assailants reached the spot where the car was parked soon after and allegedly vandalised it. “The noise was so violent. They were calling out for me,” claimed Garg.
The lawyer eventually filed a complaint at the Kheri Pul police station in the early hours of Monday, naming one suspect who he could identify and who he claimed lives near his house. An FIR was lodged under BNS sections 74, 351(3), 324(4), 191(3), 191(2), and 126. With the arrest and preliminary questioning of that one suspect, the police were able to nab five others. All the accused are in their 20s. They have been identified as Harshit Singh Singotra, Maulik Kaul, Yash Rawat, Yash Chandila, Rohit Sharma and Vicky Jhakhand.
Newslaundry reached out to Kheri Pul SHO Surender, but he refused to comment.
Garg’s sister is a psychologist while his sister’s friend is a banker. They could not be reached for comment.
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