Kamal Ghorui
GURGAON: Cross FIRs were registered on Wednesday following an attack on animal welfare volunteers in Faridabad’s Dabua Colony on Monday. Sanjeev alias Gora, who was part of the group that attacked the volunteers, has been arrested.According to police, volunteers Harshita Bhasin, her husband Akash Pandey, along with four others, reached the spot to rescue a dog after receiving a live video showing it being beaten. Locals were allegedly assaulting the animal because it had bitten a child in the area. While assisting the injured dog, the volunteers were surrounded by locals, who then launched a violent attack on them.A second FIR, also filed on Wednesday, stated that two local women were assaulted by a “group of outsiders.”According to the first FIR, filed based on a complaint by Bhasin, Pandey was repeatedly hit on his head with sticks, leaving him with serious injuries. He underwent emergency surgery for a near-fatal head injury and multiple skull fractures. The FIR also stated a woman volunteer was dragged, beaten, and molested.“We have arrested Sanjeev, a resident of Nehru Colony. Although his name was not specifically mentioned in the initial FIR, which named seven persons and ‘others’, he was identified and verified through security footage. We have taken him into custody and secured a two-day police remand for further questioning,” a senior police officer said.The incident unfolded in presence of police, a claim refuted by officers. Police said they were called only after the attack had begun, and by the time they arrived, the volunteers had already fled the scene. The complaint named several individuals, including Kuldeep Malik, Alpana, Kishan Chaurasia, and others.
